Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 280.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 94.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.6 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Square area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 158th highest crime rate of 548 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 Russell Square (WC1B 4JP) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Square (WC1B 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 348 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Marchmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Museum Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gilbert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Museum Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Museum Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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