Crime Rates at Wakefield Street, London, WC1N 1PF

Wakefield Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 269th highest crime rate of 567 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 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Street (WC1N 1PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belgrove Street, where police recorded 269 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.