Crime Rates at Chiltern Drive, Surbiton, KT5 8LS

Chiltern Drive area has the 17th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Berrylands , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chiltern Drive (KT5 8LS) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Drive (KT5 8LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berrylands, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.