Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 264th highest crime rate of 548 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 2DE) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (WC1N 2DE), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Burglary Laystall Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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