Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marchmont Street area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 128th 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 Marchmont Street (WC1N 1AG) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marchmont Street (WC1N 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Woolf Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolf Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bidborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolf Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bidborough Street | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.