Total Crime Rate

3017.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

456.9 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 3017.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1080.5 10/10
  • Other theft 629.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 594.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 456.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 247.1 10/10
  • Robbery 109.2 10/10
  • Public order 92.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 60.3 8/10
  • Burglary 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.0 10/10
  • Other crime 20.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 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

St Giles High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 4th 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 St Giles High Street (WC2H 8LB) in the last 12 months was 3017.2 per 1,000 residents and was 350.4% 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 376 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 159 (≈ 456.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Giles High Street (WC2H 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1641 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (230 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Giles High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/673)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Compton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Old Compton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Compton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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