Crime Rates at Skerne Walk, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 5LQ

Skerne Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 9th highest crime rate of 475 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 482.3 per 1,000 residents and was 461.3% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 214.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 119.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skerne Walk (KT2 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 407 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.