Crime Rates at Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PF

Wakefield 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 Wakefield Street (WC1N 1PF) 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 Wakefield Street (WC1N 1PF), the main crime hotspot is near Belgrove Street. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.