Total Crime Rate

362.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 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 362.6 10/10
  • Other theft 131.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 40.9 10/10
  • Public order 32.2 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 37th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 111th 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 9SA) in the last 12 months was 362.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9SA), 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 (30/180)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigh Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Leigh Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marchmont Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Marchmont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thanet Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bidborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 180

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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