Total Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Coombe Vale , and the 175th lowest 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 Nelson Road (KT3 5EA) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher than the Coombe Vale average (37.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Road (KT3 5EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadmer Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Green Lane & St James| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ranelagh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ranelagh Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rodney Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Malden Way (Kingston By Pass) | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ranelagh Place | Under investigation |
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