Total Crime Rate
276.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seaford Street 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 Seaford Street (WC1H 8JD) 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 (≈ 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 Seaford Street (WC1H 8JD), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mecklenburgh Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henrietta Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Henrietta Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hunter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brunswick Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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