Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Flaxman Terrace 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 Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AW) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Flaxman Terrace (WC1H 9AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bidborough Street, where police recorded 195 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 Flaxman Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Ossulston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchway Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tavistock Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ossulston Street β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ossulston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ossulston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Churchway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchway β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Sandwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doric Way β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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