Total Crime Rate

144.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 144.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Regent Square area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Square (WC1H 8JA) in the last 12 months was 144.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Square (WC1H 8JA), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/249)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Seaford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Public order Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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