Total Crime Rate

476.4 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 476.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 218.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 47.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Southampton Row area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 77th highest crime rate of 567 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 Southampton Row (WC1B 4HH) in the last 12 months was 476.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -69.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Row (WC1B 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 424 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southampton Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/188)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Little Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Little Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 188

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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