Total Crime Rate

348.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 348.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 46.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Public order 39.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Burglary 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 120th highest crime rate of 548 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 Elm Street (WC1X 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 348.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Street (WC1X 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emerald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portpool Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Laystall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Verulam Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gray'S Inn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portpool Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Attneave Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Street —
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attneave Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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