Crime Rates at Wells Square, London, WC1X 0PB

Wells Square area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 256th lowest 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 Wells Square (WC1X 0PB) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Square (WC1X 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.