Total Crime Rate

695.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 695.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 170.3 10/10
  • Other theft 159.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Robbery 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grays Inn Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 50th highest crime rate of 567 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 Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8PX) in the last 12 months was 695.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8PX), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 389 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Grays Inn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/283)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wakefield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Argyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London King'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs London King'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London King'S Cross —
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Belgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 283

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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