Total Crime Rate

192.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 192.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Other theft 39.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 24th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 220th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RL) in the last 12 months was 192.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RL), 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 2026Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Judd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tonbridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Street —
Apr 2026Public order Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B504 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Judd Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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