Total Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Royal Quarter area has the 17th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 109th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Quarter (KT2 5AF) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Royal Quarter (KT2 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 831 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canbury Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sopwith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sopwith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thames Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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