Total Crime Rate

1167.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1167.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 380.6 10/10
  • Other theft 256.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 238.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.1 10/10
  • Burglary 43.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.8 10/10
  • Robbery 37.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.4 10/10
  • Drugs 20.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Russell Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 21st highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Russell Street (WC1B 3NH) in the last 12 months was 1167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 165.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Russell Street (WC1B 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1658 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (292 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Russell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coptic Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coptic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coptic Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coptic Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre

Data Sources

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