Total Crime Rate

1005.9 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 1005.9 10/10
  • Other theft 292.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 239.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Burglary 81.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.1 7/10
  • Robbery 17.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • 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

Little Russell Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 32nd 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 Little Russell Street (WC1A 2HR) in the last 12 months was 1005.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 163.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Russell Street (WC1A 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 720 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Little Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/297)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Barter Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stukeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Adeline Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Giles High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Monmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shelton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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