Total Crime Rate

145.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 36.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

Cartwright Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 567 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 9EL) in the last 12 months was 145.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartwright Gardens (WC1H 9EL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 306 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cartwright Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A4200
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woolf Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Endsleigh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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