Total Crime Rate

3722.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

637.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3722.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 894.4 10/10
  • Other theft 775.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 762.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 637.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 356.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 330.0 10/10
  • Public order 181.5 10/10
  • Burglary 132.0 10/10
  • Robbery 122.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.5 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
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

Chancery Lane area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 2nd 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 Chancery Lane (WC2A 1DL) in the last 12 months was 3722.8 per 1,000 residents and was 455.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 637.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancery Lane (WC2A 1DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 240 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Essex Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chancery Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Newman'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newman'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fleet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fleet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chancery Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Old Mitre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Newman'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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