Crime Rates at Sopwith Way, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5AQ

Sopwith Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 37th 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 Sopwith Way (KT2 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwith Way (KT2 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 498 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (155 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.