Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 187.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Burton Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 224th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Street (WC1H 9AQ) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Street (WC1H 9AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 215 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/186)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Burton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marchmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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