Total Crime Rate

3110.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3110.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 911.6 10/10
  • Other theft 624.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 469.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 458.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 243.1 10/10
  • Robbery 116.0 10/10
  • Public order 88.4 10/10
  • Burglary 71.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.2 10/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tottenham Court Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 5th 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 7QH) in the last 12 months was 3110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 27.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 447.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tottenham Court Road (W1T 7QH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 1808 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tottenham Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/499)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanway Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Carlisle Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carlisle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 499

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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