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Safety index · Camden, London · data through August 2026

Is Bloomsbury safe?

Bloomsbury records a high level of reported crime for Inner London. Its SafeRoute safety index is 34 out of 100 — 26 points below the Inner London median of 60, ranking 246th of 248 Inner London areas — based on 1,571 incidents reported to the police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to August 2026.

34/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Bloomsbury — higher is safer. 246th of 248 Inner London areas.

DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to London — a typical London neighbourhood sits near 60. It ranks Bloomsbury against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (15% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Where incidents cluster

Euston RoadOxford Street neighbourhood centre 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighbourhood centre1,571 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bloomsbury centre (500 shown) · Police data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighbourhood centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
233 · 15%
Theft from a person
288 · 18%
Anti-social behaviour
256 · 16%
Other theft
312 · 20%
Public order
72 · 5%
Burglary
59 · 4%

Walking in Bloomsbury at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.

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Common questions

Is Bloomsbury safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 34/100). 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?

Violent crime — 233 of 1,571 incidents (15%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the month to August 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. The scale is calibrated within London, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.