Total Crime Rate

312.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 312.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 82.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Other theft 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 21.3 7/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holborn & Covent Garden , and the 134th 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 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 312.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 Theft from the person with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 89 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 (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mecklenburgh Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Burglary Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft John'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Calthorpe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cubitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elm Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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