Total Crime Rate

47.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.
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Crime overview

Highbury Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 234th 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 Highbury Close (KT3 5BY) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher than the Coombe Vale average (36.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Close (KT3 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near South Lane West. Police recorded 20 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 Highbury Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Park Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beresford Road —
Sep 2025Other theft South Lane West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsbury Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Dunbar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Gooding Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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