Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Skerne Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 213th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Skerne Road (KT2 5FP) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Skerne Road (KT2 5FP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 874 crimes here, including 89 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wood Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | May Bate Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | May Bate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Thames Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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