Total Crime Rate

1070.8 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 1070.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 495.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 132.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.5 10/10
  • Other theft 92.9 10/10
  • Public order 70.8 10/10
  • Burglary 44.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Robbery 17.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.3 10/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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 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 Drury Lane (WC2B 5RB) 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 Drury Lane (WC2B 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 441 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Drury Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/373)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barter Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stukeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Other theft James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 373

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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