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

Skerne Walk 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 Skerne Walk (KT2 5LQ) 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 Skerne Walk (KT2 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 465 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Skerne Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sury Basin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Seven Kings Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seven Kings Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skerne Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Skerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skerne Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Downhall Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Downhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsgate Road —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs May Bate Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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