Total Crime Rate
2516.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
918.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Union 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 Union Street (KT1 1RP) 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 Union Street (KT1 1RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 941 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (140 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clarence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarence Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bittoms | Offender given penalty notice |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bittoms | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Bittoms | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Bittoms | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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