Total Crime Rate

337.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 337.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 90.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.9 9/10
  • Drugs 64.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Other theft 45.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cubitt Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 127th highest crime rate of 548 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 Cubitt Street (WC1X 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 337.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cubitt Street (WC1X 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Pleasant, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cubitt Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cubitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granville Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prideaux Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyd Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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