Total Crime Rate
2937.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Morwell Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 6th 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 Morwell Street (WC1B 3AR) in the last 12 months was 2937.8 per 1,000 residents and was 302.7% higher 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 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 416.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 141.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Morwell Street (WC1B 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1808 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (204 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carlisle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tottenham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Morwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Morwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Tottenham Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tottenham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tottenham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tottenham Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tottenham Court Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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