Total Crime Rate

157.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 157.3 9/10
  • Other theft 46.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 3/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Handel Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 269th highest crime rate of 567 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 1PE) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handel Street (WC1N 1PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Square, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bidborough Street (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Handel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/160)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area 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 2025Vehicle crime Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhope Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Russell Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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