Total Crime Rate

158.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Granville Square area has the 55th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 228th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Granville Square (WC1X 9PD) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Square (WC1X 9PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Granville Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilmington Square
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penton Rise
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Margery Street
Sep 2025Other theft Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Langton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brownlow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brownlow Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Penton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wilmington Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwynne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Attneave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cubitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gray'S Inn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons King'S Cross Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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