Total Crime Rate

595.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.9 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 595.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 79.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.3 10/10
  • 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

Judd Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 548 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 595.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 177.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Judd Street (WC1H 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Judd Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/224)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midhope Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crestfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crestfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crestfield Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Judd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Judd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Street —
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Data Sources

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