Crime Rates at Whitfield Street, London, W1T 5EP

Whitfield Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 9th 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 5EP) in the last 12 months was 2023.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% 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 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 501.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitfield Street (W1T 5EP), 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.