Total Crime Rate

1819.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1819.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 464.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 319.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 310.8 10/10
  • Other theft 306.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 220.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.7 10/10
  • Public order 81.1 10/10
  • Burglary 49.6 10/10
  • Drugs 49.6 10/10
  • Robbery 49.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monmouth Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 10th highest crime rate of 548 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 Monmouth Street (WC2H 9DD) in the last 12 months was 1819.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.6% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 319.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monmouth Street (WC2H 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1030 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (255 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monmouth Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/688)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Museum Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Little Newport Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Newport Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dryden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Covent Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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