Safety index · Camden, London · data through April 2026
Is Bloomsbury safe?
Bloomsbury records a high level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 17 out of 100 — 14 points below the Inner London median of 31, ranking 247th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 1,790 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre (data through April 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — theft from a person alone is 24% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Theft from a person | 424 · 24% | |
| Violent crime | 214 · 12% | |
| Anti-social behaviour | 277 · 15% | |
| Other theft | 336 · 19% | |
| Robbery | 62 · 3% | |
| Public order | 77 · 4% |
Walking in Bloomsbury at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- Regent's Park24/100 · High risk
- St Pancras & Somers Town22/100 · High risk
- West End14/100 · High risk
- Holborn & Covent Garden23/100 · High risk
- King's Cross23/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Bloomsbury safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 17/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Bloomsbury?
Theft from a person — 424 of 1,790 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre through April 2026.
How is the Bloomsbury safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, and normalises against national crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety.