Total Crime Rate

267.7 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 267.7 10/10
  • Other theft 99.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 81.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 163rd 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 Bloomsbury Way (WC1A 2SE) in the last 12 months was 267.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Way (WC1A 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 392 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/294)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willoughby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Willoughby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dryden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Giles Passage 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 Willoughby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Oxford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willoughby Street —
Sep 2025Drugs St Giles Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B402 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B402 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order B402 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting B402 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person B402 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B402 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Giles Passage Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 294

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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