Crime Rates at High Holborn, London, WC1V 7AA

High Holborn area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 567 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 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% 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 720 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.