Total Crime Rate

1191.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1191.6 10/10
  • Other theft 345.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 182.2 10/10
  • Burglary 126.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tottenham Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tottenham Street (W1T 2AW) in the last 12 months was 1191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tottenham Street (W1T 2AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Place, where police recorded 561 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tottenham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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