Total Crime Rate

208.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 69.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bury Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Bury Place (WC1A 2LD) in the last 12 months was 208.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bury Place (WC1A 2LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyott Street, where police recorded 261 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/321)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bury Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dunn'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dunn'S Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dunn'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betterton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Betterton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betterton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Smart'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Smart'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Smart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smart'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Arne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Arne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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