Crime Rates at Pakenham Street, London, WC1X 0LA

Pakenham Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 98th 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 Pakenham Street (WC1X 0LA) in the last 12 months was 422.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pakenham Street (WC1X 0LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.