Total Crime Rate

838.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.8 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 838.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 263.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 190.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.8 10/10
  • Other theft 105.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.1 10/10
  • Burglary 64.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.5 10/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 16.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whitfield Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 40th 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 Whitfield Street (W1T 5EG) in the last 12 months was 838.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Street (W1T 5EG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 478 crimes here, including 237 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/244)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitfield Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Triton Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Chitty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Triton Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Exmouth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cypress Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Triton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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