Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grays Inn Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8EB) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (β‰ˆ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8EB), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grays Inn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doughty Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doughty Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Chad'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Chad'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leeke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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