Total Crime Rate

791.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 791.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 445.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.5 10/10
  • Other theft 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 55.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Drugs 25.9 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 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

Charterhouse Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 548 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 Charterhouse Street (EC1N 6SA) in the last 12 months was 791.1 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% higher than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 241 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 95.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 116.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charterhouse Street (EC1N 6SA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Charterhouse Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/243)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Broad Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hosier Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Eagle Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charterhouse Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charterhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Charterhouse Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 243

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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