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

Lambs Conduit 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 Lambs Conduit Street (WC1N 3LE) 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 Lambs Conduit Street (WC1N 3LE), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lambs Conduit Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Gloucester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gate Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gate Street
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theobald'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Theobald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theobald'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A401 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bedford Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street

Data Sources

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