Total Crime Rate

1083.6 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 1083.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 434.3 10/10
  • Other theft 235.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.0 10/10
  • Burglary 40.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
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

Bernard Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 27th 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 Bernard Street (WC1N 1LA) in the last 12 months was 1083.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 291 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 156.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (WC1N 1LA), 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 Bernard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour B504
Sep 2025Theft from the person B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leigh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bedford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4200 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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