Total Crime Rate
158.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Cross Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 140 local areas in Barnsbury , and the 228th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9QG) in the last 12 months was 158.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Barnsbury average (202.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -32.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Cross Road (WC1X 9QG), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Percy Circus | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A501 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | A501 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Percy Circus | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumming Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margery Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Margery Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Britannia Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | King'S Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Granville Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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