Crime Rates at Water Lane, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 1AE

Water Lane area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

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 Water Lane (KT1 1AE) in the last 12 months was 2755.0 per 1,000 residents and was 565.1% higher than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 833 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 424.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (KT1 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 941 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (140 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.