Crime Rates at Handel Street, London, WC1N 1PE

Handel Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 256th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handel Street (WC1N 1PE) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (WC1N 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Square, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.