Total Crime Rate

303.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 303.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 18.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.0 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Kings Cross Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Bloomsbury , and the 139th highest crime rate of 548 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 303.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 116.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9LR), 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.

View Crime In King's Cross

Crime Over Time in Kings Cross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
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 2026Public order Collier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swinton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swinton 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 2026Robbery Leeke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cubitt Street —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 99

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑