Total Crime Rate

192.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Austin Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Austin Close (KT2 6SU) in the last 12 months was 192.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Austin Close (KT2 6SU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Austin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old London Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waights Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary East Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cowleaze Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —

Data Sources

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