Total Crime Rate

227.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 227.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Kingston area has the 7th highest crime rate of 123 local areas in Brympton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston (BA20 2QL) in the last 12 months was 227.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.5% higher than the Brympton average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 152.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston (BA20 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 225 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (74 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingston area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowcliffe Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Swallowcliffe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Higher Kingston Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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