Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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 14th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 548 local areas in Camden .

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 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Bloomsbury average (669.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 39 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 (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vernon Rise —
Apr 2026Robbery Vernon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heathcote Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sidmouth Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Gwynne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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