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 9RY) 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 9RY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 2226 crimes here, including 461 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 | Gerrard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | B404 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B404 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Neal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nottingham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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