Total Crime Rate

652.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 652.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 74.5 10/10
  • Other theft 67.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 60.3 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.7 8/10
  • Drugs 39.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Robbery 24.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clerkenwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 53rd 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 5DP) in the last 12 months was 652.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 184.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clerkenwell Road (EC1R 5DP), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 266 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clerkenwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/240)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pear Tree Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Onslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kirby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clerkenwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ray Street Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clerkenwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerkenwell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broad Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saffron Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scotswood Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bleeding Heart Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Farringdon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 240

Data Sources

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