Total Crime Rate
1332.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monmouth Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Monmouth Street (WC2H 9DA) in the last 12 months was 1332.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% 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 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monmouth Street (WC2H 9DA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 1343 crimes here, including 150 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Giles Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Phoenix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Phoenix Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Phoenix Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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