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 5NF) 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 5NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 469 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B402 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | B402 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Street | — |
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