Total Crime Rate
535.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Cross Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 69th 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 St Cross Street (EC1N 8UH) in the last 12 months was 535.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Cross Street (EC1N 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | 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 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holborn | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bleeding Heart Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bleeding Heart Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bleeding Heart Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bleeding Heart Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ray Street Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Farringdon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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