Total Crime Rate

193.3 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 193.3 9/10
  • Burglary 42.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Red Lion 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 Red Lion Street (WC1R 4PD) 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 Red Lion Street (WC1R 4PD), 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.

Crime Over Time in Red Lion Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sardinia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lincoln'S Inn Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doughty Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lincoln'S Inn Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newman'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sardinia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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