Crime Rates at Acton Street, London, WC1X 9LX

Acton Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 245th 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 Acton Street (WC1X 9LX) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Street (WC1X 9LX), 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.