Total Crime Rate
1913.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sicilian Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sicilian Avenue (WC1A 2QH) in the last 12 months was 1913.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sicilian Avenue (WC1A 2QH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wild Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wild Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wild Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wild Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wild Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parker Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bury Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stukeley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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