Total Crime Rate
730.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Judd Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 47th 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 Judd Street (WC1H 9QS) in the last 12 months was 730.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (β 202.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Judd Street (WC1H 9QS), 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.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mabledon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4200 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkenhead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkenhead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkenhead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birkenhead Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Russell Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mabledon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Russell Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Chad'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B504 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Chad'S Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Street | β |
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