Total Crime Rate
145.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cartwright 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A4200 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woolf Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Endsleigh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Endsleigh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bidborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bidborough Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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