Total Crime Rate

276.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 59.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westking Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 156th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westking Place (WC1H 8AH) in the last 12 months was 276.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westking Place (WC1H 8AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Chad'S Street, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westking Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doughty Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leeke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henrietta Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Henrietta Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whidborne Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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