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

Bloomsbury Square 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 Bloomsbury Square (WC1A 2LP) 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 Bloomsbury Square (WC1A 2LP), 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 Bloomsbury Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/245)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betterton Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Drake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter 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 2025Other theft Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dunn'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart'S Place Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 245

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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