Total Crime Rate

1375.0 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 1375.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 537.2 10/10
  • Other theft 236.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.1 10/10
  • Robbery 81.1 10/10
  • Public order 67.6 10/10
  • Burglary 60.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.1 8/10
  • Drugs 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
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

Holborn Circus area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .

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 Holborn Circus (EC1N 2HA) in the last 12 months was 1375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3773.2% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 334.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holborn Circus (EC1N 2HA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 353 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Holborn Circus area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dorrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holborn
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mitre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Mitre Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bride Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bride Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane
Sep 2025Theft from the person B500 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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