Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 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 102.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Preston Villas area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 98th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Villas (KT1 3DB) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Villas (KT1 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hogsmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Excelsior Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Linden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Camm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairfield South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dawson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vineyard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vineyard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vineyard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athena Close —
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Data Sources

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