Total Crime Rate

186.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 186.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowleaze Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 37th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowleaze Road (KT2 6BF) in the last 12 months was 186.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowleaze Road (KT2 6BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 272 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (155 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowleaze Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Weston Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield North —
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Data Sources

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