Total Crime Rate

2055.2 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 2055.2 10/10
  • Other theft 631.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 349.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 325.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 245.4 10/10
  • Burglary 110.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 110.4 10/10
  • Robbery 67.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.2 10/10
  • Drugs 49.1 10/10
  • Public order 42.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.5 10/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
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

Drury Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 13th 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 Drury Lane (WC2B 5PL) in the last 12 months was 2055.2 per 1,000 residents and was 181.7% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 362.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drury Lane (WC2B 5PL), 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 (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Drury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/349)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stukeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Smart'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dunn'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Dunn'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dunn'S Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dunn'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tavistock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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