Total Crime Rate

330.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 330.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 90.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Other theft 47.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.8 10/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Vine Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 129th highest crime rate of 548 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 Vine Hill (EC1R 5DX) in the last 12 months was 330.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vine Hill (EC1R 5DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chancery Lane, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vine Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbal Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exmouth Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Easton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vine Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant

Data Sources

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