Total Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.8 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 149.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 56th highest crime rate of 138 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 241st highest crime rate of 506 local areas in Islington .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9QE) in the last 12 months was 149.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Barnsbury average (208.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9QE), 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 (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fernsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prideaux Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ampton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bevin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Weston Rise Under investigation
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 Frederick Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Vernon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyd Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Theft from the person Affleck Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lloyd Baker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery King'S Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Rise 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 2026Vehicle crime Cumming Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cumming Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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