Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boswell Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 548 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 Boswell Court (WC1N 3PS) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boswell Court (WC1N 3PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Boswell Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princeton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princeton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princeton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holborn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bloomsbury Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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