Total Crime Rate
215.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bourne 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laystall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portpool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownlow Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laystall Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vine Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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