Total Crime Rate
401.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vine Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 109th highest crime rate of 567 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 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 401.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vine Hill (EC1R 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Avenue, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portpool Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilmington Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vine Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dorrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Cross Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldbath Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Coldbath Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Verulam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownlow Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosebery Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portpool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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