Total Crime Rate
1070.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Macklin Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 28th highest 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 Macklin Street (WC2B 5NB) in the last 12 months was 1070.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% higher 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 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 212.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Macklin Street (WC2B 5NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 447 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gate Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stukeley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Catherine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Catherine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunn'S Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sardinia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sardinia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sardinia Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tavistock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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