Total Crime Rate

3414.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

524.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3414.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 861.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 734.8 10/10
  • Other theft 541.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 530.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 524.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 320.4 10/10
  • Robbery 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 82.9 10/10
  • Burglary 60.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hanway Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 548 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 Hanway Street (W1T 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 3414.4 per 1,000 residents and was 409.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 524.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanway Street (W1T 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1878 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (368 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hanway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/785)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moor Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Moor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Romilly Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greek Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Moor Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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