Total Crime Rate

1332.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1332.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 415.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 303.3 10/10
  • Other theft 231.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.4 9/10
  • Burglary 46.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 32.5 10/10
  • Robbery 25.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Tower Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (WC2H 9NS) in the last 12 months was 1332.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 115 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Street (WC2H 9NS), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 1951 crimes here, including 425 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/939)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Manette Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order William Iv Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Macclesfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Macclesfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Betterton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Betterton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betterton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betterton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Betterton Street —
Sep 2025Public order William Iv Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Macclesfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order William Iv Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person William Iv Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Iv Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Iv Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Iv Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Endell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Endell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Macclesfield Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 939

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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