Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Burglary 37.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Princeton Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 229th 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 Princeton Street (WC1R 4BB) in the last 12 months was 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princeton Street (WC1R 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden

Crime Over Time in Princeton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Doughty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princeton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princeton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princeton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millman Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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