Total Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Crescent area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 154th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Crescent (KT1 2DF) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Crescent (KT1 2DF), the main crime hotspot is near Surbiton Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surbiton Hall Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaufort Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Southsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodbines Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodbines Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bloomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Surbiton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Surbiton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Surbiton Road | — |
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