Total Crime Rate

202.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Other theft 37.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chancellors Court area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 206th highest crime rate of 548 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 202.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.3% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% 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 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (89 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden

Crime Over Time in Chancellors Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Doughty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holborn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Holborn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holborn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Catton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Red Lion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southampton Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Southampton Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other theft Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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