Total Crime Rate
2892.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Old London Road area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the highest crime rate of 475 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 Old London Road (KT2 6SN) in the last 12 months was 2892.5 per 1,000 residents and was 605.4% higher than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 260 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 6 cases , down -64.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -64.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 424 (≈ 990.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old London Road (KT2 6SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarence Street, where police recorded 372 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (161 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kingston Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nipper Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nipper Alley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eden Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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