Total Crime Rate

141.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 141.1 9/10
  • Other theft 44.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 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

Handel Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 256th lowest 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 Handel Street (WC1N 1PB) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (WC1N 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Square, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Handel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/147)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tonbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grenville Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Marchmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidmouth Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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