Crime Rates at Whitfield Street, London, W1T 2RA

Whitfield 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 Whitfield Street (W1T 2RA) 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 Whitfield Street (W1T 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 1580 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (148 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.