Total Crime Rate

333.3 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 333.3 10/10
  • Other theft 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 36th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 128th highest crime rate of 567 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 9SA) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/200)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bidborough Street Under investigation
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 Mabledon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whidborne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whidborne Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Mabledon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mabledon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A4200 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bidborough Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 200

Data Sources

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