Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 33.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Kings Cross Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 506 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 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% 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 198 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hermes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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