Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 28.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Guilford Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Kingston Town , and the 125th 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 Guilford Avenue (KT5 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guilford Avenue (KT5 8DQ), 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 Guilford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cranes Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vine Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villiers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lingfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minniedale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guilford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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