Total Crime Rate
2827.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
457.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tottenham Court Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 5th highest crime rate of 548 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 2827.3 per 1,000 residents and was 322.0% 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 196 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 457.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.9% 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 354 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B506 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rathbone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rathbone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rathbone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rathbone Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gower Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mortimer Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mortimer Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mortimer Market | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mortimer Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Passage | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mortimer Market | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5204 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A5204 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Percy Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Percy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stephen Street | Under investigation |
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