Total Crime Rate

401.1 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 401.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rosebery Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 109th 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 Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TD) in the last 12 months was 401.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Avenue (EC1R 4TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 129 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.

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Farringdon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Onslow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vine Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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