Total Crime Rate

256.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 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 256.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lambs Conduit Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 168th 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 Lambs Conduit Street (WC1N 3NG) in the last 12 months was 256.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambs Conduit Street (WC1N 3NG), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambs Conduit Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millman Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Procter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harpur Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Race Track —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Great Ormond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Ormond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fisher Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Procter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Procter Street —
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Data Sources

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