Crime Rates at Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BH

Betterton Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 13th highest crime rate of 567 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 Betterton Street (WC2H 9BH) in the last 12 months was 2055.2 per 1,000 residents and was 181.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 362.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betterton Street (WC2H 9BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 469 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.