Crime Rates at Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AF

Old Gloucester Street area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 104th 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 Old Gloucester Street (WC1N 3AF) in the last 12 months was 409.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Gloucester Street (WC1N 3AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Square, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.