Holborn and Covent Garden — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
510 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (506): ▲ 4 (1%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Other theft110 · 22%
- Theft from the person89 · 17%
- Violence and sexual offences83 · 16%
- Anti-social behaviour69 · 14%
- Shoplifting67 · 13%
- Burglary25 · 5%
- Public order24 · 5%
- Robbery14 · 3%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
480 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified314 · 65%
- Unable to prosecute suspect108 · 23%
- Awaiting court outcome49 · 10%
- Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 1%
- Local resolution3 · 1%
- Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 0%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Combatting Youth Violence - Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our Intelligence led local policing working to combat youth violence specifically related to gang activity on our housing estates. We will achieve this through increased visibility, utilising resident and partner agency intelligence and early identification of Child Criminal Exploitation.
The ward team regularly patrol the areas most effected by youth violence and feedback any intelligence to the relevant MPS teams and partner agencies.
Set: 2026-06-01
Drug Related Activity Maintaining visible presence in the transport and tourist hotspots to Working alongside Street Population agencies and charities to deter drug related anti-social behaviour in our open spaces and residential blocks. Actively work with council and housing associations and other partner agencies to monitor and safeguard residents and dwellings vulnerable to cuckooing and exploitation.
The ward team regularly meet with various agencies to manage vulnerable residents and anti-social behaviour issues within blocks and areas on the ward.
Set: 2026-06-01
Visitor Crime Maintaining visible presence in the transport and tourist hotspots to deter and identify incidents of pickpocketing, police impersonation and distraction theft. Organising and delivering operations to target this. Increased intelligence sharing regarding the prolific offenders.
The ward team work alongside the council and partnership agencies to target tourist crime and provide a visible presence to deter.
Set: 2026-06-01
Public events & surgeries
Meet your local policing team for any concerns or just pop by to say hello.
2026-07-17 · Saint Giles High Street London
Community Meeting
2026-07-24 · Seven Dials Market, Earlham Street London
Community Meeting
2026-07-31 · Leather Lane London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.