Total Crime Rate
1982.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earlham 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 Earlham Street (WC2H 9LN) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Earlham Street (WC2H 9LN), 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 | Theft from the person | Old Compton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shaftesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Macclesfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Macclesfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Betterton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Betterton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Betterton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Betterton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Betterton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Row | 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 | Robbery | New Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Macclesfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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