Crime Rates at West Street, London, WC2H 9NB

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 4th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (WC2H 9NB) in the last 12 months was 3600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 393.5% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 411 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 479.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (WC2H 9NB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2226 crimes here, including 461 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.