Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.3 8/10
  • Other theft 46.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.0 7/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Great Ormond Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Ormond Street (WC1N 3RB) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Ormond Street (WC1N 3RB), 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 Great Ormond Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theobald'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rugby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eagle 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 Red Lion Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
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Data Sources

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