Crime Rates at High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA

High Holborn area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Holborn (WC1V 7AA) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Holborn (WC1V 7AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 557 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (81 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.