Crime Rate in Green Lane & St James, ward

Green Lane & St James has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 wards in Kingston upon Thames district and the 3454th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 141st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Green Lane & St James in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Kingston upon Thames district average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Green Lane & St James’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 39.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 205 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Green Lane & St James ward, the main local crime hotspot is near St Johns Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.