Total Crime Rate
269.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northington Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 161st 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 Northington Street (WC1N 2JJ) in the last 12 months was 269.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences 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 ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 111.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 325.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northington Street (WC1N 2JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | South Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portpool Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John'S Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portpool Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Langton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sandland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakenham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakenham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A401 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Doughty Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Doughty Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Long Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Long Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
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