Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Franks Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 470 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 Franks Avenue (KT3 5DB) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Coombe Vale average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Franks Avenue (KT3 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Dunbar Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Green Lane & St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dunbar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beresford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Highbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Windsor Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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