Total Crime Rate
536.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tottenham Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Tottenham Street (W1T 4RN) in the last 12 months was 536.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 125.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tottenham Street (W1T 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marylebone Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marylebone Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Riding House Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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