Total Crime Rate
128.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hill Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Berrylands , and the 71st highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hill Crescent (KT5 8DP) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 215.8% higher than the Berrylands average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hill Crescent (KT5 8DP), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guilford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Hill Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Minniedale | — |
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