Crime Rates at Greville Street, London, EC1N 8AF

Greville Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 30th highest crime rate of 567 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 Greville Street (EC1N 8AF) in the last 12 months was 1035.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.2% higher than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (459.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1058.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -27.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greville Street (EC1N 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 349 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.