Total Crime Rate
212.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Malet Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 567 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 Malet Street (WC1E 7JN) in the last 12 months was 212.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malet Street (WC1E 7JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 314 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bayley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B506 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Endsleigh Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Endsleigh Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Endsleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endsleigh Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endsleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Endsleigh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Endsleigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gower Street | Under investigation |
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