Total Crime Rate
1083.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bernard 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kenton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grenville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Grenville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B504 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | B504 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leigh Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leigh Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4200 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4200 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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