Holborn and Covent Garden vs Woodberry Down

Holborn and Covent Garden has a safety score of 13/100 (High Crime) and recorded 61,808 crimes in the last 12 months. Woodberry Down has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) with 15,022 crimes. Holborn and Covent Garden scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Holborn and Covent Garden shows a year-on-year crime trend of -14.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Woodberry Down shows -4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Holborn and Covent Garden, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Theft from Person (18,004 incidents). In Woodberry Down, it is Anti-Social Behaviour (3,454 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Holborn and Covent Garden recorded 6,684 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Woodberry Down recorded 3,454. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Holborn and Covent Garden totalled 7,547 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,355 in Woodberry Down. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Holborn and Covent Garden recorded 72,065 crimes (now 61,808, a change of -14.2%). Woodberry Down recorded 15,644 crimes previously (now 15,022, -4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Holborn and Covent Garden has a resolution rate of 46.6% and Woodberry Down has 36%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Holborn and Covent Garden falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Woodberry Down is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Holborn and Covent Garden and Woodberry Down. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.