Total Crime Rate
74.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 138th highest 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 Park Road (KT2 5RL) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (KT2 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cranleigh Gardens, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sopwith Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Latchmere Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latchmere Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkfields Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
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