Crime Rates at John Street, London, WC1N 2BL

John Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 249th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

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 John Street (WC1N 2BL) in the last 12 months was 168.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (WC1N 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.