Total Crime Rate

1439.5 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 1439.5 10/10
  • Other theft 423.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 246.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Burglary 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.2 7/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
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

Stukeley Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 20th highest crime rate of 567 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 Stukeley Street (WC2B 5LF) in the last 12 months was 1439.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stukeley Street (WC2B 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 441 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Stukeley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mercer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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