Total Crime Rate

205.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 205.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Burglary 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Cross Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 168th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .

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 Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9DS) in the last 12 months was 205.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 212 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kings Cross Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penton Rise
Sep 2025Burglary Penton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Penton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hermes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leeke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Killick Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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