Total Crime Rate
805.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Endell Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Endell Street (WC2H 9BD) in the last 12 months was 805.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (β 154.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Endell Street (WC2H 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 513 crimes here, including 100 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | New Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parker Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southampton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dryden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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