Total Crime Rate

551.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 551.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.1 10/10
  • Other theft 47.2 10/10
  • Other crime 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (KT1 1EY) in the last 12 months was 551.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (KT1 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 904 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (131 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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