Total Crime Rate
30.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maple Street area has the lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maple Street (W1T 6HJ) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maple Street (W1T 6HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 561 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Whitfield Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howland Mews East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howland Mews East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howland Mews East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Howland Mews East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hallam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Mews East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Mews East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Mews East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Mews East | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gosfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Greenwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Greenwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Triton Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clipstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B506 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B506 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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