Crime Rates at Portland Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 2SG

Portland Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 218th highest crime rate of 475 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 Portland Road (KT1 2SG) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (KT1 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.