Total Crime Rate
1375.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holborn 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dorrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holborn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Mitre Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Mitre Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bride Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bride Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B500 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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