Total Crime Rate
205.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Killick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cubitt Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sidmouth Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sidmouth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ampton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cubitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cubitt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumming Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Percy Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Weston Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King'S Cross Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penton Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penton Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Omega Place | Under investigation |
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