Total Crime Rate

409.7 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 409.7 10/10
  • Other theft 115.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 87.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Queen Square area has the 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 104th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Square (WC1N 3BA) in the last 12 months was 409.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Square (WC1N 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queen Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coram Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marchmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marchmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grenville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Gloucester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marchmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drake Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 164

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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