Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Poplar Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 475 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 Poplar Gardens (KT3 3DW) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Gardens (KT3 3DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coombe Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodside Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Coombe Vale

Crime Over Time in Poplar Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sycamore Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Burberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Traps Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B283 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑