Total Crime Rate

27.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.5 3/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Public order 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Conway Street area has the lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Conway Street (W1T 6BA) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conway Street (W1T 6BA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Conway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/224)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nassau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cleveland Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Cavendish Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Foley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Candover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Booth'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Foley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bromley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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