Crime Rates at Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JT

Britannia Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 114th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Britannia Street (WC1X 9JT) in the last 12 months was 384.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Street (WC1X 9JT), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.