Total Crime Rate

3110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3110.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 911.6 10/10
  • Other theft 624.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 469.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 458.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.1 10/10
  • Robbery 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 88.4 10/10
  • Burglary 71.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Percy Mews area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 5th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Mews (W1T 1EZ) in the last 12 months was 3110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% 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 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 27.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 447.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Percy Mews (W1T 1EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1926 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (233 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Percy Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/550)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rathbone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sheraton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Berners Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Berners Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Berners Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bayley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayley Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bayley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bayley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bayley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bayley Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 550

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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