Crime Rates at Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LH

Museum Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 138th highest crime rate of 548 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 1LH) in the last 12 months was 303.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Museum Street (WC1A 1LH), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 557 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.