Crime Rates at High Holborn, London, WC1V 6JJ

High Holborn 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 High Holborn (WC1V 6JJ) 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 High Holborn (WC1V 6JJ), 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.