Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 187.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woburn Walk area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 224th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woburn Walk (WC1H 0JL) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woburn Walk (WC1H 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 253 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woburn Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/181)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cartwright Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grafton Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Grafton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Apr 2026Robbery Woolf Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Woburn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwich Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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