Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 160.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 32.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 548 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 9SH) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Place (WC1H 9SH), 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 (30/176)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Russell Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Speedy Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Sandwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coram Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandwich Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Speedy Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bernard Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bernard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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