Total Crime Rate

1446.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

712.8 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 1446.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 712.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 510.6 10/10
  • Public order 191.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 117.0 10/10
  • Other theft 106.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 95.7 10/10
  • Burglary 74.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 74.5 9/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • 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

Tottenham Court Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 16th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 5AN) in the last 12 months was 1446.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 712.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 5AN), 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 Tottenham Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/239)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tolmer'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stephenson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Euston Square —
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 Stephenson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person 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 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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