Total Crime Rate
3017.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
456.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bloomsbury Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 4th highest crime rate of 548 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 3017.2 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 159 (β 456.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bloomsbury Street (WC1B 3QA), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 557 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Museum Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stedham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Betterton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Betterton Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adeline Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Adeline Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Stedham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Betterton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stedham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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