Total Crime Rate

1439.5 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 1439.5 10/10
  • Other theft 423.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 246.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Burglary 96.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 28.2 10/10
  • Robbery 28.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.2 7/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
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

High Holborn area has the 14th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 20th 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 7BD) in the last 12 months was 1439.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 213.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Holborn (WC1V 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 347 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holborn (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Holborn area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parker Street
Sep 2025Robbery Cosmo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cosmo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Neal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Neal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parker Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wild Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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