Total Crime Rate

536.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.8 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 536.4 10/10
  • Other theft 185.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 79.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tottenham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tottenham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marylebone Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marylebone Passage
Apr 2026Robbery Riding House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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