Crime Rates at Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RB

Drury Lane area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Drury Lane (WC2B 5RB) in the last 12 months was 805.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drury Lane (WC2B 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 340 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.