Total Crime Rate
791.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baldwins Gardens 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 Baldwins Gardens (EC1N 7AE) 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 Baldwins Gardens (EC1N 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 327 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bleeding Heart Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Greville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Greville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Greville Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hatton Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hatton Garden | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbal Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbal Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbal Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kirby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Farringdon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Saffron Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Onslow Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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