Total Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 30.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (WC1N 2BY) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (WC1N 2BY), 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.

Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theobald'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theobald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theobald'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A401 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laystall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orde Hall Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laystall Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laystall Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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