Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 271.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 32.6 10/10
  • Public order 32.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brunswick Centre area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 163rd 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 Brunswick Centre (WC1N 1NY) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 112.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunswick Centre (WC1N 1NY), 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 Brunswick Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosmo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cosmo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cosmo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosmo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Queen Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B504 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 153

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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