Total Crime Rate

1736.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

355.8 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 1736.2 10/10
  • Other theft 564.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 355.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 325.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 294.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 282.2 10/10
  • Burglary 55.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Robbery 36.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.5 7/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • 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

Kingsway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 12th highest crime rate of 548 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 Kingsway (WC2B 6TD) in the last 12 months was 1736.2 per 1,000 residents and was 159.2% higher 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 355.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (WC2B 6TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strand, where police recorded 303 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/251)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Catton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Catton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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