Total Crime Rate

3939.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3939.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1908.1 10/10
  • Other theft 801.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 502.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 229.9 10/10
  • Robbery 109.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Public order 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Burglary 48.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.9 10/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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 8LW) 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 8LW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Giles High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Endell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charing Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charing Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charing Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charing Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charing Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charing Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Litchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Litchfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mercer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mercer Street

Data Sources

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