Total Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Hunter Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 220th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hunter Street (WC1N 1BE) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Street (WC1N 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunter Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/173)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marchmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colonnade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B504 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whidborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whidborne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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