Crime Rates at Granville Square, London, WC1X 9PF

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 9PF) 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 9PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hermes Street, where police recorded 90 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.