Total Crime Rate
239.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sidmouth Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 177th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sidmouth Street (WC1H 8JN) in the last 12 months was 239.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sidmouth Street (WC1H 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In King's Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrison Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Harrison Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Guilford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Seaford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrison Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sidmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrison Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swinton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swinton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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