Total Crime Rate
303.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Russell 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 Little Russell Street (WC1A 2HL) 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 Little Russell Street (WC1A 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dyott Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
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