Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elm Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 145th highest 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 Elm Road (KT3 3HS) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% higher than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Road (KT3 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Pleasant Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Coombe Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Road | — |
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