Total Crime Rate
893.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tottenham Court Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 36th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7NF) in the last 12 months was 893.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 175.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7NF), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Howland Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Howland Mews East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howland Mews East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Whitfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitfield Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chitty Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Exmouth Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charles Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charles Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cypress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cypress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cypress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cypress Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cypress Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | North Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Midford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Midford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Midford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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