Total Crime Rate
3939.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Giles High Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 567 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 3939.7 per 1,000 residents and was 440.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 664 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -90.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 428.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.1% 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 1780 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (244 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gerrard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gerrard Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gerrard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gerrard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gerrard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gerrard Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gerrard Place | Under investigation |
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