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 Street 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 Street (W1T 2DB) 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 Street (W1T 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1941 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (187 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Percy Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Great Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Great Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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