Total Crime Rate

288.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 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 288.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 152nd 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 5DZ) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vine Hill (EC1R 5DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 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 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pine Street
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topham Street
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northampton Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Theft from the person Topham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Apr 2026Robbery Hatton Garden Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Griffiths Court 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 Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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