Total Crime Rate

1332.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1332.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 415.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.3 10/10
  • Other theft 231.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.4 9/10
  • Burglary 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.5 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Upper St Martins Lane 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 Upper St Martins Lane (WC2H 9DL) 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 Upper St Martins Lane (WC2H 9DL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2068 crimes here, including 445 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper St Martins Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Little Newport Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B404 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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B404 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B404 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garrick Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Garrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leicester Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leicester Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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