Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 43.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

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 6RX) 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 6RX), the main crime hotspot is near London Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birkenhead Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camm Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lowther Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birkenhead Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deacon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridge End Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elton Road
Apr 2026Other crime Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Deacon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beresford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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