Total Crime Rate

1913.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1913.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 450.6 10/10
  • Other theft 398.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 330.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 268.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Public order 92.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.2 10/10
  • Robbery 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedford Row area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Row (WC1R 4HD) in the last 12 months was 1913.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Row (WC1R 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gate Street, where police recorded 186 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bedford Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Public order John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Ormond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Ormond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orde Hall Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theobald'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doughty Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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