Total Crime Rate
838.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warren Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 40th 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 Warren Street (W1T 5PG) in the last 12 months was 838.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warren Street (W1T 5PG), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bridford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Carburton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richardson'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Peto Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Peto Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Peto Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Peto Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Richardson'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Carburton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B506 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carburton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cambridge Gate Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Grafton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grafton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Cavendish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Great Portland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hallam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B506 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B506 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warren Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clipstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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