Total Crime Rate

198.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 198.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 216th highest 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 8LS) in the last 12 months was 198.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Holborn & Covent Garden average (425.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8LS), 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.

View Crime In Holborn & Covent Garden

Crime Over Time in Grays Inn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/144)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order White Bear Yd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holborn Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cursitor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holborn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leather Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White Bear Yd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chancery Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Chancery Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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