Total Crime Rate
3920.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Warwick Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Court (WC1R 5DJ) in the last 12 months was 3920.8 per 1,000 residents and was 437.5% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 286 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 48.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 686.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warwick Court (WC1R 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 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 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baldwin'S Gardens | 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 | Theft from the person | Theobald'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bedford Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Verulam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verulam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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