Total Crime Rate

2892.5 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 2892.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 607.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 558.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 371.5 10/10
  • Public order 247.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 247.7 10/10
  • Other theft 231.3 10/10
  • Drugs 224.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 130.8 10/10
  • Robbery 112.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 60.8 10/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
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

Crown Arcade area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the highest crime rate of 475 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 Crown Arcade (KT1 1JB) in the last 12 months was 2892.5 per 1,000 residents and was 605.4% higher than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -64.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 990.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Arcade (KT1 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 904 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (161 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Arcade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Sep 2025Drugs Brook Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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