Total Crime Rate

654.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.3 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 654.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.3 10/10
  • Other theft 173.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 141.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.2 10/10
  • Public order 45.0 10/10
  • Robbery 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Parker Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parker Street (WC2B 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 190.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parker Street (WC2B 5PZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden

Crime Over Time in Parker Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/240)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Race Track —
Apr 2026Burglary Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drury Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parker Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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