Total Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Richmond Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Richmond Road (KT2 5HF) in the last 12 months was 8.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Canbury Gardens average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Richmond Road (KT2 5HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Albans Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grosvenor Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Albany Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Ham Road | — |
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