Total Crime Rate

657.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

425.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 657.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 425.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 289.5 10/10
  • Public order 127.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.4 10/10
  • Drugs 57.0 10/10
  • Other theft 39.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Theobalds Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 55th highest crime rate of 566 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 Theobalds Road (WC1X 8NL) in the last 12 months was 657.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (458.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 425.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theobalds Road (WC1X 8NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holborn, where police recorded 251 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emerald Street (93 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden

Crime Over Time in Theobalds Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/145)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Race Track Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Public order Doughty Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Bicycle theft Doughty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Catton Street —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Emerald Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Theft from the person Catton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Burglary Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Gate Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Gate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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