Total Crime Rate

1913.6 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 1913.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 450.6 10/10
  • Other theft 398.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 330.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 268.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Public order 92.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.7 10/10
  • Burglary 43.2 10/10
  • Robbery 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Passage area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 16th 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 Passage (WC1R 4RH) in the last 12 months was 1913.6 per 1,000 residents and was 162.3% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 308.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambs Conduit Passage (WC1R 4RH), 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 Passage area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holborn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New North Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New North Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Barbon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barbon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lamb'S Conduit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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