Total Crime Rate
209.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charnwood Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 27th highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charnwood Close (KT3 3PS) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 470.7% higher than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (β 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charnwood Close (KT3 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coombe Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Lodge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Lodge | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingston Lodge | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avenue Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grafton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Grafton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grafton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Connaught Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sussex Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Sussex Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charnwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sussex Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kingston Lodge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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