Total Crime Rate
303.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coptic 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 Coptic Street (WC1A 1NP) 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 Coptic Street (WC1A 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 557 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montague Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montague Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montague Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montague Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Denmark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Adeline Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adeline Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adeline Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adeline Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Giles High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Giles High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Denmark Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Denmark Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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