Total Crime Rate
97.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grays Inn Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8AA) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southampton Buildings, where police recorded 233 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brownlow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brownlow Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pooles Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Verulam Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Verulam Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roger Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roger Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vine Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vine Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vine Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Great James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | White Bear Yd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southampton Buildings | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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