Total Crime Rate
193.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princeton Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 220th 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 Princeton Street (WC1R 4BB) in the last 12 months was 193.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% 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 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theobald'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Gloucester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Gloucester Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theobald'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theobald'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bedford Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gate Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gate Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Drake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newman'S Row | Under investigation |
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