Total Crime Rate

60.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 60.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 22.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.3 1/10
  • Robbery 1.3 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sidmouth Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidmouth Street (WC1H 8JP) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidmouth Street (WC1H 8JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sidmouth Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millman Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vernon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Rise
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Doughty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray'S Inn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cubitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other theft Guilford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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