Total Crime Rate

252.3 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 252.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 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

Brookes Market area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 174th highest crime rate of 567 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 Brookes Market (EC1N 7SX) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookes Market (EC1N 7SX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Brookes Market area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Kirby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings 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 2025Other theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dorrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 154

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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