Crime Rates at Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JF

Britannia Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 51st highest crime rate of 548 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 Britannia Street (WC1X 9JF) in the last 12 months was 670.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Street (WC1X 9JF), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.