Total Crime Rate

3939.7 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 3939.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1908.1 10/10
  • Other theft 801.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 502.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.9 10/10
  • Robbery 109.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Public order 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
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 Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 2nd 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 Street (WC1B 3QA) in the last 12 months was 3939.7 per 1,000 residents and was 440.1% 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 664 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -90.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 428.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bloomsbury Street (WC1B 3QA), 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 (80 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bloomsbury Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Museum Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Museum Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West Central Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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