Total Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Bittoms area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 96th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Bittoms (KT1 2AN) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Bittoms (KT1 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 195 crimes here, including 131 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadbrook Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wadbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bath Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Bittoms | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bath Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bath Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Market Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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