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 9DU) 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 9DU), 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 Killick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sidmouth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sidmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cubitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cubitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Percy Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary King'S Cross Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penton Rise —
Sep 2025Burglary Penton Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Omega Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Omega Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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