Total Crime Rate
160.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cartwright Gardens area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cartwright Gardens (WC1H 9EH) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cartwright Gardens (WC1H 9EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bidborough Street, where police recorded 195 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bloomsbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mabledon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ossulston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bidborough Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bidborough Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ossulston Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ossulston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ossulston Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ossulston Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ossulston Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ossulston Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Churchway | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marchmont Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Doric Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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