Total Crime Rate

522.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 522.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 119.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 84.1 10/10
  • Other theft 75.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Kings Road area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 7th highest crime rate of 470 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 Lower Kings Road (KT2 5HR) in the last 12 months was 522.1 per 1,000 residents and was 525.7% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Kings Road (KT2 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Kings Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs May Bate Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Kings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sury Basin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bank Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skerne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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