Total Crime Rate
1191.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlotte 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 Charlotte Street (W1T 2NR) 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 areaβs 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 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 Charlotte Street (W1T 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 911 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gresse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gresse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gresse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chenies Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newman Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfred Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Percy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rathbone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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