Total Crime Rate
1108.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
133.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earlham 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 Earlham Street (WC2H 9LH) 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 Earlham Street (WC2H 9LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 1240 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.
View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | William Iv Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Russell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Little Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Little Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Central Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | West Central Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charing Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smart'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Smart'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Smart'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Smart'S Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Drury Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
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