Total Crime Rate

2223.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

441.9 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 2223.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 818.6 10/10
  • Other theft 451.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 441.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 227.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.7 10/10
  • Robbery 93.0 10/10
  • Public order 79.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.5 10/10
  • Drugs 51.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
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

Charing Cross Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 8th 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 Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0JE) in the last 12 months was 2223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 231.9% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 14.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 441.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charing Cross Road (WC2H 0JE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1952 crimes here, including 490 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charing Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/972)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leicester Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cranbourn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leicester Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Leicester Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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