Total Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Portsmouth Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 209th lowest 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 Portsmouth Road (KT1 2LT) in the last 12 months was 43.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Road (KT1 2LT), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Hall Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames

Crime Over Time in Portsmouth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Bittoms Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bittoms Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Surbiton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Surbiton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surbiton Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Hall Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Offender given penalty notice
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 21 of 21

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑