Crime Rate in King's Cross, ward

King's Cross has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Camden district and the 110th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 34th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in King's Cross in the last 12 months was 298.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% higher than the Camden district average (220.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, King's Cross’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 881 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 9 cases , down -35.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 867 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the King's Cross ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 583 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Crestfield Street (104 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.