Total Crime Rate

168.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 168.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Johns Mews 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 Johns Mews (WC1N 2NZ) 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 Johns Mews (WC1N 2NZ), 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 Johns Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street —
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 Lamb'S Conduit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Verulam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Red Lion Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Verulam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Race Track —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orde Hall Street —
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Data Sources

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