Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8UB) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grays Inn Road (WC1X 8UB), the main crime hotspot is near Emerald Street. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 95 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 (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person A401 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person King'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pooles Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Lamb'S Conduit Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft John Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mecklenburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mecklenburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order John'S Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roger Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Great Ormond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orde Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orde Hall Street —
Sep 2025Public order Gwynne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gwynne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gwynne Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roger Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Long Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pakenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dombey Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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