Crime Rates at St Chads Place, London, WC1X 9HH

St Chads Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 50th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Chads Place (WC1X 9HH) in the last 12 months was 695.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Chads Place (WC1X 9HH), 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.