Total Crime Rate
105.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adams Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Berrylands , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Adams Close (KT5 8LB) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 158.7% higher than the Berrylands average (40.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Adams Close (KT5 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smith Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Retreat (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Berrylands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Britannia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpha Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King Charles' Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Avenue South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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