Total Crime Rate

378.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 378.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Frederick Street area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 116th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frederick Street (WC1X 0ND) in the last 12 months was 378.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frederick Street (WC1X 0ND), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Frederick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Green Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Harrison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sidmouth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mecklenburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Seaford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harrison Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrison Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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