Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cubitt Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 230th lowest 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 Cubitt Street (WC1X 0LQ) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cubitt Street (WC1X 0LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penton Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Penton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penton Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mecklenburgh Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Attneave Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vernon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doughty Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doughty Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margery Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakenham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakenham Street | Under investigation |
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