Total Crime Rate
722.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Guilford Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 48th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Guilford Street (WC1N 1DF) in the last 12 months was 722.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Guilford Street (WC1N 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 427 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Compton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Ormond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B504 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leigh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barbon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barbon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bloomsbury Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Street | Under investigation |
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