Total Crime Rate

378.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 378.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 140.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 7/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Cross Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 116th highest crime rate of 567 local areas in Camden .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9LR) in the last 12 months was 378.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Bloomsbury average (729.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 144.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 60 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 2025Theft from the person Vernon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Percy Circus β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Percy Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Britannia Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Rise Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vernon Square β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leeke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mecklenburgh Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Granville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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