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Crime in EC1R 4PQ

How much crime is recorded in EC1R 4PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hatton Garden & Theobalds Road
Council
Camden
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
2,023 (2024)
Crime

How safe is EC1R 4PQ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EC1R 4PQ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

EC1R 4PQNational
Burglary27.69.1
Anti-social behaviour17.510.7
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Theft from the person11.22.1
Other theft8.14.5
Public order4.74.6
Shoplifting3.08.4
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery2.31.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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