Total Crime Rate
103.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ploughmans Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Camden Square , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ploughmans Close (NW1 0XH) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the Camden Square average (137.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ploughmans Close (NW1 0XH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Agar Grove, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granary Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In King's Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granary Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Georgiana Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Pancras Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Pancras Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Pancras Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Pancras Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Randolph Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Randolph Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Reachview Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mandela Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Mandela Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Georgiana Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Georgiana Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | College Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Agar Grove | β |
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