Total Crime Rate

303.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 303.9 10/10
  • Other theft 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 72.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

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 1LT) 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 1LT), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 589 crimes here, including 90 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Museum Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/313)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Endell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shelton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shelton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shelton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shelton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Museum Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dyott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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