Total Crime Rate
866.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
219.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Johnsons Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in City of London .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Johnsons Court (EC4A 3EA) in the last 12 months was 866.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2126.8% higher than the Aldersgate average (38.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 219.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Johnsons Court (EC4A 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 142 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle Baynard| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | B521 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Printer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Printer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B500 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A201 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cursitor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A201 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bride Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bride Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bride Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Holborn | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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