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 8LQ) 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 8LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2013 crimes here, including 371 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | B401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucknall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | B401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B401 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bucknall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Giles High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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