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

Portland Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 229th 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 Portland Road (KT1 2SH) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (KT1 2SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Athelstan Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villiers Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.