Total Crime Rate

2023.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

501.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2023.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 594.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 501.9 10/10
  • Other theft 413.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 308.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 223.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.4 10/10
  • Public order 96.5 10/10
  • Robbery 84.9 10/10
  • Burglary 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grafton Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 9th highest crime rate of 548 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 Grafton Mews (W1T 5JD) in the last 12 months was 2023.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 501.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Mews (W1T 5JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 478 crimes here, including 237 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/240)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Richardson'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mortimer Market Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Richardson'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Richardson'S Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Riding House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Richardson'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
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Data Sources

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