Total Crime Rate
3600.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earlham Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 4th 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 Earlham Street (WC2H 9LL) in the last 12 months was 3600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 393.5% 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 411 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -65.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 103 (≈ 479.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earlham Street (WC2H 9LL), 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.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frith Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leicester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leicester Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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