Total Crime Rate
643.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitfield Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 57th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitfield Place (W1T 5JX) in the last 12 months was 643.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -73.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 154.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitfield Place (W1T 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitfield Place, where police recorded 561 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (221 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolmer'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolmer'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolmer'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tolmer'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cleveland Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tolmer'S Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Cavendish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | New Cavendish Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitfield Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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