Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 179.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 49.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Cromer Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromer Street (WC1H 8JS) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromer Street (WC1H 8JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cromer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/225)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henrietta Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Henrietta Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Russell Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mabledon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hunter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Burglary Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hastings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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