Total Crime Rate

650.5 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 650.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.2 10/10
  • Other theft 183.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 135.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kingsway area has the 29th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 54th highest crime rate of 567 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 Kingsway (WC2B 6PP) in the last 12 months was 650.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% lower 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WC2B 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Holborn. Police recorded 255 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/239)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Betterton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Street —
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 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stukeley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 239

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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