Crime Rates at Great James Street, London, WC1N 3DP

Great 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 3DP) 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 3DP), 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.