Total Crime Rate

49.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rodney Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rodney Road (KT3 5AB) in the last 12 months was 49.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% lower than the Green Lane & St James average (67.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodney Road (KT3 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Balgowan Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rodney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ranelagh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balgowan Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balgowan Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Rodney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malden Way (Kingston By Pass) Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Lodge —
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ranelagh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbury Road —
Apr 2026Public order Balgowan Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ranelagh Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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