Total Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durlston Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 216th 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 Durlston Road (KT2 5RS) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durlston Road (KT2 5RS), the main crime hotspot is near Durlston Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Latchmere Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durlston Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollybush Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Durlston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Studland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tudor Drive | Under investigation |
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