Total Crime Rate

333.3 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 333.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Other theft 50.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 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

Clerkenwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 128th 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 Clerkenwell Road (EC1R 5AB) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerkenwell Road (EC1R 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chancery Lane, where police recorded 124 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 Clerkenwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Topham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coldbath Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldbath Square β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exmouth Market β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portpool Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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