Total Crime Rate
1005.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Museum Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Museum Street (WC1A 1JN) in the last 12 months was 1005.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Museum Street (WC1A 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 720 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stukeley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyott Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mercer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dyott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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