Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cranes Park area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 117th lowest 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 Cranes Park (KT5 8AS) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% lower than the Kingston Town average (410.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cranes Park (KT5 8AS), the main crime hotspot is near Southsea Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingston Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheppard Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southsea Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Surbiton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southsea Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avenue Elmers | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Maplehurst Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Maplehurst Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheppard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Surbiton Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranes Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
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