Crime Rates at Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP

Gate Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Gate Street (WC2A 3HP) in the last 12 months was 3722.8 per 1,000 residents and was 455.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 637.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gate Street (WC2A 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.