Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 56.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.4 8/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Place area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 218th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RG) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 282 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/178)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colonnade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Colonnade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colonnade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tavistock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whidborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whidborne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Compton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whidborne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brunswick Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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