Total Crime Rate

1035.2 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 1035.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 407.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 114.4 10/10
  • Other theft 108.5 10/10
  • Robbery 55.7 10/10
  • Public order 35.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Burglary 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Farringdon Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 30th 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 Farringdon Road (EC1M 3LL) in the last 12 months was 1035.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% higher than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1058.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farringdon Road (EC1M 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 322 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Farringdon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St John'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person B500 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leather Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benjamin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 138

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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