Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.9 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 34.5 4/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 4.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Cheyne Hill area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 152nd 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 Cheyne Hill (KT5 8BL) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Kingston Town average (414.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheyne Hill (KT5 8BL), 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 Cheyne Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cranes Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Auckland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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