Total Crime Rate
1371.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grays Inn Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 21st highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 1371.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% higher than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 310.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8QJ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sidmouth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wharfdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wharfdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wharfdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Crestfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crestfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Seaford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | King'S Cross Bridge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
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