Total Crime Rate

2755.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

424.3 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 2755.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1659.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 424.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 231.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 175.3 10/10
  • Public order 129.5 10/10
  • Other theft 117.5 10/10
  • Drugs 91.6 10/10
  • Robbery 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.9 10/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
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

Wood Street area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 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 Wood Street (KT1 1TP) in the last 12 months was 2755.0 per 1,000 residents and was 565.1% higher than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 833 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 213 (≈ 424.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (KT1 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 974 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (149 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/254)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Kings Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Kings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sury Basin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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