Total Crime Rate
671.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great James Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Great James Street (WC1N 3DH) in the last 12 months was 671.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -73.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 438.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great James Street (WC1N 3DH), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theobald'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mecklenburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newman'S Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Procter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Procter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theobald'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mecklenburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orde Hall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orde Hall Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mecklenburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Ormond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fisher Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Green Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Procter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Ormond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Procter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lamb'S Conduit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Procter Street | Under investigation |
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