Total Crime Rate

1108.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 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 1108.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.3 10/10
  • Other theft 220.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 202.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 119.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Burglary 39.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Shelton Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 548 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 Shelton Street (WC2H 9HT) in the last 12 months was 1108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 133.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shelton Street (WC2H 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (345 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shelton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/658)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Long Acre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyott Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dyott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dyott Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dyott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dyott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dyott Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Russell Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Little Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Little Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Giles High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Little Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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