Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.9 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 33.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wren Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wren Street (WC1X 0HA) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wren Street (WC1X 0HA), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wren Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Street β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cubitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidmouth Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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