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

Richmond 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 5EE) 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 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 301 crimes here, including 117 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.