Total Crime Rate
1982.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Neal 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 Neal Street (WC2H 9QF) 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 Neal Street (WC2H 9QF), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 1445 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Giles Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monmouth Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monmouth Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Monmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moor Street | Under investigation |
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