Total Crime Rate
333.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourne 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kirby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saffron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Onslow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Leather Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Leather Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leather Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Topham Street | Under investigation |
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