Total Crime Rate
43.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cranes Park area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 214th 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 Cranes Park (KT5 8AE) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranes Park (KT5 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Fulmar Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Mark's & Seething Wells| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardmay Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cranes Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guilford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Avenue Elmers | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Elmers | — |
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