Postcode · London
Crime in NW1 2SX
How much crime is recorded in NW1 2SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Cross & Bloomsbury North
- Council
- Camden
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 985 (2024)
NW1 2SXLondon
How safe is NW1 2SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NW1 2SX area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
177
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NW1 2SXNational
Burglary60.29.1
Anti-social behaviour49.810.7
Other theft40.54.5
Theft from the person33.62.1
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.54.6
Robbery4.41.4
Shoplifting3.98.4
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Drugs2.22.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.