Total Crime Rate

533.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.8 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 533.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.9 10/10
  • Drugs 66.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

The Bittoms area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 6th highest crime rate of 470 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 The Bittoms (KT1 2AE) in the last 12 months was 533.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 136.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bittoms (KT1 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Bittoms area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Thames Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wadbrook Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wadbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bath Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thames Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Bishops Hall 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 2026Bicycle theft Bishops Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Local resolution
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Data Sources

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