Crime Rates at Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BL

Clerkenwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 548 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 Clerkenwell Road (EC1R 5BL) in the last 12 months was 917.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.9% higher than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 104 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerkenwell Road (EC1R 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 308 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.