Total Crime Rate
551.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025High 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 1NA) 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 1NA), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadbrook Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishops Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thames Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penrhyn Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Milner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Bittoms | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Hall Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingston Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingston Hall Road | Under investigation |
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