Total Crime Rate

893.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

175.6 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 893.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 229.0 10/10
  • Other theft 206.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 175.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 160.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.5 10/10
  • Robbery 22.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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 Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 36th highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grafton Way (WC1E 6DY) in the last 12 months was 893.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 175.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grafton Way (WC1E 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 510 crimes here, including 239 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grafton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/249)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person North Gower Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tottenham Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cobourg Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whitfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howland Mews East —
Apr 2026Other theft Howland Mews East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Howland Mews East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Mews —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 249

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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