Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bodley Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Green Lane & St James , and the 233rd 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 Bodley Close (KT3 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Green Lane & St James average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bodley Close (KT3 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Knightwood Crescent. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramshaw Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Knightwood Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberwood Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightwood Crescent | — |
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