Crime Rates at Richmond Road, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5BP

Richmond Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 9th highest crime rate of 475 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 Richmond Road (KT2 5BP) in the last 12 months was 482.3 per 1,000 residents and was 461.3% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 214.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Road (KT2 5BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.