Total Crime Rate

2428.6 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 2428.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 965.3 10/10
  • Other theft 529.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 254.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 216.2 10/10
  • Public order 115.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Robbery 108.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Burglary 34.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.2 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
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

Warren Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 9th 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 Warren Street (W1T 5LE) in the last 12 months was 2428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 232.9% 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 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 126 (≈ 486.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warren Street (W1T 5LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Place, where police recorded 561 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (221 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warren Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Whitfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Midford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richardson'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Richardson'S Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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