Total Crime Rate

1552.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1552.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 402.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 361.8 10/10
  • Other theft 306.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.8 10/10
  • Public order 60.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.2 10/10
  • Robbery 45.2 10/10
  • Burglary 40.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.2 10/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
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

Flaxman Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 19th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AS) in the last 12 months was 1552.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.9% higher 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -44.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 261.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 516 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxman Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/247)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grafton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A501 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A501 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doric Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Doric Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doric Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Judd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Judd Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Judd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Judd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 247

Data Sources

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