Crime Rates at Kensington Gardens, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2JU

Kensington Gardens 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 Kensington Gardens (KT1 2JU) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Kensington Gardens (KT1 2JU), 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.