Total Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Burton Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Burton Road (KT2 5TF) in the last 12 months was 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 80.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burton Road (KT2 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near East Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Upon Thames| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Albans Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gibbon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Latchmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibbon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibbon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chesfield Road | Under investigation |
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