Total Crime Rate

356.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 356.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 160.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 38th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 115th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RX) in the last 12 months was 356.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 103.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 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 (30/213)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B504 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person B504 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromer Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Argyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Argyle Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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