Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 10.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Villiers 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 8BH) 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 8BH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Villiers Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villiers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geneva Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale
Apr 2026Other theft Hogsmill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cranes Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Close

Data Sources

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