Total Crime Rate

411.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 411.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 64.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Judd Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 96th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Judd Street (WC1H 9NE) in the last 12 months was 411.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Judd Street (WC1H 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 603 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crestfield Street (107 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Judd Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bidborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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