Total Crime Rate
30.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Villiers Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Villiers Avenue (KT5 8BE) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Villiers Avenue (KT5 8BE), the main crime hotspot is near Villiers Close. Police recorded 33 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 | Other theft | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athelstan Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cranes Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lingfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Villiers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Geneva Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guilford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
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