Total Crime Rate
303.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bury Place 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 Bury Place (WC1A 2JB) 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 Bury Place (WC1A 2JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyott Street, where police recorded 261 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 | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bloomsbury Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bloomsbury Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bloomsbury Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomsbury Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Endell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Mews | — |
| 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 | Theft from the person | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coptic Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dryden Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Queen Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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