Crime Rates at Birkenhead Avenue, Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 6RW

Birkenhead Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 470 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 Birkenhead Avenue (KT2 6RW) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 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 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birkenhead Avenue (KT2 6RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old London Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.