Total Crime Rate
40.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shortlands Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 80 local areas in Canbury Gardens , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shortlands Road (KT2 6HD) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Canbury Gardens average (85.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shortlands Road (KT2 6HD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Canbury Gardens| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Florence Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Keep | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowther Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willoughby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elm Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dagmar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardings Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St George'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyndham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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