King's Cross, Camden: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in King's Cross are higher than the London average, but they're heading in the right direction. Over the past two years, they've dropped noticeably, and the neighbourhood actually performs better than many of its immediate neighbours.
In 2024, King's Cross recorded 377.6 crimes per 1,000 residents. By 2025 that had fallen to 346.2, and 2026 figures show the trend continuing downwards. The London average is around 204.5 crimes per 1,000, so King's Cross does sit above that.
The real positive here is the momentum. Anti-social behaviour, theft from the person, and violent crime have all dropped since 2024. Neighbouring areas like Bloomsbury and Camden Town record significantly higher rates, which means King's Cross looks considerably better when you compare it locally.
Source: police-recorded crime for King's Cross ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. King's Cross ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
King's Cross ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
346.2
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Bloomsbury
769.9
Lower than
Camden Town
634.2
Lower than
Holborn & Covent Garden
706.4
Higher than
Caledonian
226.5
Higher than
Clerkenwell
258.2
Higher than
Camden Square
141.8
Higher than
St Pancras & Somers Town
195.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in King's Cross ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Other theft23%9%
- Anti-social behaviour17%21%
- Theft from the person15%8%
- Violent offences14%24%
- Vehicle crime5%7%
- Shoplifting5%8%
- Public order4%5%
- Robbery4%3%
- Drugs4%5%
- Burglary3%4%
- Criminal damage and arson2%5%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
