Total Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 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 83.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal Quarter area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 127th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Quarter (KT2 5AF) in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Quarter (KT2 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 874 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Quarter area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Kings Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Fife Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fife Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Fife Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Horse Fair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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