Total Crime Rate

552.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 552.0 10/10
  • Other theft 217.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunswick Centre area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 65th 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 Brunswick Centre (WC1N 1AN) in the last 12 months was 552.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Centre (WC1N 1AN), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brunswick Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cosmo Place Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Other theft Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grenville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cosmo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A4200 —
Sep 2025Theft from the person A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B504 —
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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