Total Crime Rate

267.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.7 10/10
  • Other theft 99.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Museum 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 1LT) 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 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 758 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Museum Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/299)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barter Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Giles High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Giles High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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