Total Crime Rate

215.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 215.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bourne Estate area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 197th 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 7UQ) in the last 12 months was 215.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bourne Estate (EC1N 7UQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bourne Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Southampton Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portpool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Baldwin'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southampton Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vine Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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