Crime Rates at Hand Axe Yard, London, WC1X 8BD

Hand Axe Yard area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 21st 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 Hand Axe Yard (WC1X 8BD) in the last 12 months was 1371.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher 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 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 310.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hand Axe Yard (WC1X 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.