Crime Rates at Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BQ

Betterton Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 28th highest 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 Betterton Street (WC2H 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 1070.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 212.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betterton Street (WC2H 9BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 680 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.