Total Crime Rate
175.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Richmond Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 39th 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 5BW) in the last 12 months was 175.5 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richmond Road (KT2 5BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Street, where police recorded 372 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (117 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canbury Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nipper Alley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sopwith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sopwith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsgate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nipper Alley | Under investigation |
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