Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hogsmill Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 61st 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 Hogsmill Lane (KT1 3AJ) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hogsmill Lane (KT1 3AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dawson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villiers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Mill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lingfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athena Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vineyard Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vineyard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vineyard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Linden Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hogsmill Lane | Under investigation |
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