Total Crime Rate

1371.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1371.6 10/10
  • Other theft 347.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 340.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.6 10/10
  • Robbery 78.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 68.9 10/10
  • Public order 47.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Drugs 32.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birkenhead Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 21st 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 Birkenhead Street (WC1H 8BH) in the last 12 months was 1371.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 310.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkenhead Street (WC1H 8BH), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Birkenhead Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/288)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Argyle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bidborough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bidborough Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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