Total Crime Rate
288.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vine 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.
View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Topham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pine Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pine Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northampton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Topham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | White Bear Yd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hatton Garden | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portpool Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Griffiths Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portpool Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portpool Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Portpool Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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