Total Crime Rate

315.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 315.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 71.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Robbery 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 548 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 This (W1T 6HW) in the last 12 months was 315.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode W1T 6HW, the main crime hotspot is near Whitfield Place. Police recorded 466 crimes here, including 108 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in W1T 6HW area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/225)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nassau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clipstone Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little Titchfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Riding House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clipstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Warren Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Warren Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Warren Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howland Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Howland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clipstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clipstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gosfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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