Total Crime Rate

213.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 213.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Other theft 48.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chancellors Court area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 201st highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chancellors Court (WC1N 3JP) in the last 12 months was 213.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chancellors Court (WC1N 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 255 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (95 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chancellors Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Great Ormond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Great Ormond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doughty Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Race Track β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Procter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloomsbury Square β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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