Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
Middle areaSouth east Camden. 7,167 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 12% of people in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South at a rate of 964.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 2,026 |
| Theft from the person | 1,614 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,124 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 809 |
| Shoplifting | 598 |
| Robbery | 217 |
| Burglary | 214 |
| Drug offences | 113 |
| Vehicle crime | 111 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 87 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South at a rate of 964.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 215.5 per 1,000 people across Camden.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 511 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (2,026), theft from the person (1,614) and anti-social behaviour (1,124).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Camden
These figures are published for the whole of Camden, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Camden and not Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South alone. See Camden
Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South was £651,250 in 2025.
Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South had 5,961 usual residents at the census.
About 12% of people in Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.