Total Crime Rate

698.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 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 698.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 146.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 126.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 58.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tottenham Court Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 48th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7NY) in the last 12 months was 698.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -32.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tottenham Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/280)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howland Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Euston Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goodge 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 A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Torrington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tottenham Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Midford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Midford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Torrington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Midford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midford Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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