Total Crime Rate

289.4 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 289.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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

Barter Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barter Street (WC1A 2ED) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barter Street (WC1A 2ED), the main crime hotspot is near Holborn. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/271)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wild Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bury Place —
Sep 2025Burglary B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wild Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person New Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B402 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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