Total Crime Rate

2516.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

918.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2516.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 918.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 565.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 481.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.8 10/10
  • Public order 229.0 10/10
  • Other theft 179.9 10/10
  • Drugs 170.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 163.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 135.5 10/10
  • Robbery 100.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.4 10/10
  • Burglary 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence 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 1RB) 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 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 974 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James' Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Horse Fair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Horse Fair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nipper Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nipper Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nipper Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nipper Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fife Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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