Total Crime Rate

1070.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

177.6 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 1070.1 10/10
  • Other theft 271.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 247.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 177.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 172.9 10/10
  • Burglary 121.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.4 7/10
  • Robbery 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Whitfield Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 25th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Street (W1T 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 1070.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 177.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Street (W1T 4HQ), 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 Whitfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/297)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Midford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Howland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tottenham Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Goodge Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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