Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 40.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grays Inn Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8JP) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Southampton Buildings. Police recorded 240 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grays Inn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/141)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laystall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Herbal Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Herbal Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Wall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatton Wall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leather Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chancery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cursitor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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