Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sopwith Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 109th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sopwith Close (KT2 5RN) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher than the Canbury Gardens average (83.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sopwith Close (KT2 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sopwith Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrons Chase
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilmer Crescent
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Isabella Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrons Chase
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sopwith Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldersbrook Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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