Total Crime Rate
303.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Russell Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 138th highest crime rate of 548 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 303.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% 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 557 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Willoughby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Earnshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bucknall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Earnshaw Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Earnshaw Street | Under investigation |
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