Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Guilford Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 80th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Guilford Street (WC1N 1DP) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Guilford Street (WC1N 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In King's Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Guilford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathcote Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpur Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sidmouth Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calthorpe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Calthorpe Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brownlow Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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