Total Crime Rate
247.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High Holborn area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aldersgate , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in City of London .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Holborn (WC1V 7PU) in the last 12 months was 247.3 per 1,000 residents and was 596.6% higher than the Aldersgate average (35.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (β 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Holborn (WC1V 7PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bedford Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Serle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holborn | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Baldwin'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leather Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Race Track | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Race Track | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Race Track | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Race Track | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Race Track | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chancery Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chancery Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
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