Crime Rates at Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7PL

Tottenham Court Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 7th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7PL) in the last 12 months was 2887.6 per 1,000 residents and was 295.8% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 429.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 314 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.