Total Crime Rate
476.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charlotte Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 76th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charlotte Street (W1T 4PE) in the last 12 months was 476.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 132.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charlotte Street (W1T 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 674 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gresse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodge Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Chenies Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goodge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newman Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Alfred Mews | 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 | Other theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goodge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Percy Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Percy Street | Under investigation |
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