Total Crime Rate

333.3 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 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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

Bourne Estate area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 128th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bourne Estate (EC1N 7SP) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Estate (EC1N 7SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bourne Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Kirby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane
Sep 2025Other theft Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coldbath Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chancery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leather Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Leather Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topham Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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