Total Crime Rate
125.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orde Hall Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orde Hall Street (WC1N 3JT) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orde Hall Street (WC1N 3JT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A401 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Barter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Drake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Drake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Drake Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Drake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drake Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theobald'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gate Street | Under investigation |
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