Total Crime Rate
267.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Museum Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 163rd 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 1LP) in the last 12 months was 267.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Museum Street (WC1A 1LP), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Betterton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Museum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucknall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bucknall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | 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 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bucknall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Museum Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Museum Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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