Total Crime Rate

1439.5 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 1439.5 10/10
  • Other theft 423.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 246.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Burglary 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.2 7/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
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 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 20th 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 Bloomsbury Way (WC1A 2TP) in the last 12 months was 1439.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Way (WC1A 2TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 267 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/296)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nottingham Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Neal Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neal Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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