Bloomsbury ranks 1st amongst 20 Camden wards. There were 8644 crime incidents reported in Bloomsbury for 2023. With an estimated population of 11095, crime rate (crime per 1000 residents) is 779.09, an increase of 12.67 % compared to previous year.
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Bloomsbury crime incidents by crime type
- Other theft – 2589 (30.0)%
- Theft from the person – 1936 (22.4)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1401 (16.2)%
- Violence and sexual offences – 837 (9.7)%
- Robbery – 319 (3.7)%
- Public order – 317 (3.7)%
- Shoplifting – 297 (3.4)%
- Burglary – 266 (3.1)%
- Bicycle theft – 195 (2.3)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 191 (2.2)%
- Vehicle crime – 146 (1.7)%
- Drugs – 113 (1.3)%
- Other crime – 24 (0.3)%
- Possession of weapons – 13 (0.2)%
How does Bloomsbury compare to other Camden wards?
‘Bloomsbury’ has high crime rate compared to other Camden wards. Out of the 20 Camden wards, Bloomsbury, Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden Town has highest crime rates (crime per 1000 residents) for 2023.
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Bloomsbury map showing crime hot spots
Postcode locations of all 2023 crime incidents is projected on the map to show the hot-spots. Higher Crime Count (number of crime incidents for same postcode) is indicated by marker size, with marker color corresponding to the color scale. Slider can be used to filter the markers based on Crime Count.