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

Charlotte 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 Charlotte Street (W1T 4PQ) 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 Charlotte Street (W1T 4PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 491 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitfield Place (108 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charlotte Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/330)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Howland Street —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marylebone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marylebone Passage —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stephen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Percy Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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