Crime data for WC1B 4

1,089 recorded crimes across 38 months

↓ 0% below national average(crimes/month)

Crime over time

Mar 202327

Apr 202338

May 202339

Jun 202340

Jul 202335

Aug 202334

Sept 202326

Oct 202329

Nov 202327

Dec 202329

Jan 202436

Feb 202425

Mar 202424

Apr 202424

May 202423

Jun 202438

Jul 202424

Aug 202430

Sept 202424

Oct 202439

Nov 202442

Dec 202436

Jan 202530

Feb 202532

Mar 202523

Apr 202531

May 202527

Jun 202511

Jul 202519

Aug 202519

Sept 202523

Oct 202529

Nov 202531

Dec 202525

Jan 202619

Feb 202615

Apr 202623

May 202643

Crime map

Locations are approximate — anonymised by police.uk to the nearest point on a street.

By category

Other Theft256 · 23.5%

Theft From The Person233 · 21.4%

Anti Social Behaviour201 · 18.5%

Violence And Sexual Offences134 · 12.3%

Criminal Damage And Arson56 · 5.1%

Public Order53 · 4.9%

Burglary37 · 3.4%

Robbery34 · 3.1%

Vehicle Crime27 · 2.5%

Shoplifting24 · 2.2%

Bicycle Theft15 · 1.4%

Drugs14 · 1.3%

Other Crime3 · 0.3%

Possession Of Weapons2 · 0.2%

Recent records

Month	Category	Street	Outcome
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Under Investigation
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Bicycle Theft	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Bedford Place	Under investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under Investigation
May 2026	Public Order	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under Investigation
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Vehicle Crime	On or near Catton Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Southampton Row	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under Investigation
May 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Robbery	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under Investigation
May 2026	Robbery	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Southampton Row	Under Investigation
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
May 2026	Other Theft	On or near Southampton Row	Under Investigation
May 2026	Drugs	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Local Resolution
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
May 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Under Investigation
May 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
May 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Catton Street	Under investigation
Apr 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Catton Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Apr 2026	Other Crime	On or near Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Southampton Row	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Apr 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Catton Street	Under investigation
Apr 2026	Public Order	On or near Southampton Row	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Apr 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Other Theft	On or near Catton Street	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Robbery	On or near Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
Apr 2026	Shoplifting	On or near Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bedford Place	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Burglary	On or near Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Other Theft	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Burglary	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Burglary	On or near Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Other Theft	On or near Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Apr 2026	Theft From The Person	On or near Bedford Place	Under Investigation
Apr 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	On or near Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Theft From The Person	Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Feb 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Feb 2026	Shoplifting	Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Shoplifting	Bloomsbury Square	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Other Theft	Catton Street	Under Investigation
Feb 2026	Other Theft	Southampton Row	Under Investigation
Feb 2026	Other Theft	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
Feb 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
Feb 2026	Theft From The Person	Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Other Theft	Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Feb 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Bedford Place	Under investigation
Feb 2026	Bicycle Theft	Bedford Place	Under Investigation
Jan 2026	Public Order	Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Jan 2026	Theft From The Person	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Theft From The Person	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Other Crime	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Theft From The Person	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	Southampton Row	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Jan 2026	Violence And Sexual Offences	Catton Street	Under Investigation
Jan 2026	Theft From The Person	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Other Theft	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Shoplifting	Catton Street	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Other Theft	Southampton Row	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Robbery	Catton Street	Unable To Prosecute Suspect
Jan 2026	Theft From The Person	Bedford Place	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Burglary	Southampton Row	Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified
Jan 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
Jan 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Bloomsbury Square	Under investigation
Jan 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Catton Street	Under investigation
Jan 2026	Anti Social Behaviour	Catton Street	Under investigation
Jan 2026	Public Order	Bedford Place	Unable To Prosecute Suspect

Crime locations are anonymised by police.uk to the nearest point on a street – they are not exact locations.

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