Total Crime Rate
1982.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Monmouth Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 14th 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 9DD) in the last 12 months was 1982.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.7% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (β 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% 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 1486 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New Row | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hop Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hop Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Martin'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Martin'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Martin'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Martin'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
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