Total Crime Rate

258.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 258.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Robbery 11.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 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

Tavistock Place area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 171st highest 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 Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RX) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 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 (30/222)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhope Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whidborne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bidborough Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Bidborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crestfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bidborough Street —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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