Total Crime Rate

169.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 169.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 93.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kings Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 47th 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 Kings Road (KT2 5HU) in the last 12 months was 169.7 per 1,000 residents and was 103.3% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (KT2 5HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Florence Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gibbon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbon Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Agatha'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibbon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Latchmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Florence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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