Total Crime Rate
1191.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northcourt 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 Northcourt (W1T 4HG) 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 (≈ 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 Northcourt (W1T 4HG), 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 (231 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Charlotte Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tottenham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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