Total Crime Rate
267.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Russell Street 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 Great Russell Street (WC1B 3PA) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Great Russell Street (WC1B 3PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 720 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (86 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Giles High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Giles High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Giles High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bury Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bury Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilbert Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Giles High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Drury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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