Total Crime Rate
40.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Archer Close area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Archer Close (KT2 5NF) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archer Close (KT2 5NF), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canbury Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibbon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Studland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bank Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durlston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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