Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Average

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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bittoms Court area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 108th highest crime rate of 470 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 Bittoms Court (KT1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bittoms Court (KT1 2AS), 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 Bittoms Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bittoms Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street β€”
Apr 2026Other theft The Bittoms Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eden Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

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