Crime Rate in King's Cross, ward

King's Cross has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 103rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 29th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in King's Cross in the last 12 months was 313.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher than the Camden district average (232.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, King's Cross’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 908 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 19 cases , down -24.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 19.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 943 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the King's Cross ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 516 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Crestfield Street (89 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.