Total Crime Rate

1667.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

282.4 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 1667.9 10/10
  • Other theft 473.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 358.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 282.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 129.8 9/10
  • Public order 72.5 10/10
  • Burglary 38.2 10/10
  • Robbery 38.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.5 10/10
  • Drugs 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 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

Maple Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 13th 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 Maple Place (W1T 4BD) in the last 12 months was 1667.9 per 1,000 residents and was 149.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -27.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 282.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maple Place (W1T 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maple Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/273)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tottenham Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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