Total Crime Rate

671.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 671.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 289.5 10/10
  • Public order 136.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.2 10/10
  • Drugs 57.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.5 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 3DR) 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 3DR), 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 Great James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Green Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sandland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Ormond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Ormond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orde Hall Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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