Total Crime Rate
168.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Millman Street 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 Millman Street (WC1N 3EQ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Millman Street (WC1N 3EQ), 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 | Drugs | Langton Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barbon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mecklenburgh Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mecklenburgh Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lamb'S Conduit Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barbon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dombey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | New North Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | New North Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | John Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | John'S Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Great Ormond Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great Ormond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gray'S Inn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theobald'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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