Total Crime Rate

670.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 670.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 156.6 10/10
  • Other theft 153.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.2 10/10
  • Public order 52.2 10/10
  • Robbery 35.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Kings Cross Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 51st highest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9DB) in the last 12 months was 670.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Crestfield Street. Police recorded 413 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In King's Cross

Crime Over Time in Kings Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/301)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Omega Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfe Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting King'S Cross Bridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King'S Cross Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wharfdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharfdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 301

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑