Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 15th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 567 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 Cromer Street (WC1H 8LP) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Crime Over Time in Cromer Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sidmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sidmouth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sidmouth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seaford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Regent Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakefield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Argyle Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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