Total Crime Rate

348.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 348.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 58.1 10/10
  • Burglary 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chenies Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 119th 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 Chenies Street (WC1E 7EY) in the last 12 months was 348.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chenies Street (WC1E 7EY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 373 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chenies Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/286)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tottenham Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Keppel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Store Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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