Total Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 131.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Palace Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 68th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Road (KT1 2LA) in the last 12 months was 131.0 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (KT1 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Surbiton Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Uxbridge Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
Apr 2026Public order Surbiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Hall Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Road —
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Data Sources

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