Total Crime Rate

2827.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

457.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2827.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 787.2 10/10
  • Other theft 682.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 457.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 449.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 241.0 10/10
  • Public order 124.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.4 10/10
  • Robbery 76.3 10/10
  • Burglary 60.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charlotte Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 5th highest crime rate of 548 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 Charlotte Street (W1T 2NB) in the last 12 months was 2827.3 per 1,000 residents and was 322.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 196 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 457.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charlotte Street (W1T 2NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1769 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (197 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/510)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hollen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hollen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hollen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephen Street —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Percy Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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