Total Crime Rate
2516.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
918.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 2nd 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 Clarence Street (KT1 1QL) in the last 12 months was 2516.4 per 1,000 residents and was 507.5% higher than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 242 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 8 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -21.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 393 (≈ 918.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Street (KT1 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 565 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (171 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Union Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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