Total Crime Rate

129.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Alexandra , and the 65th highest crime rate of 475 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 Howard Road (KT5 8SB) in the last 12 months was 129.7 per 1,000 residents and was 128.9% higher than the Alexandra average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (KT5 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A240, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howard Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Fulmar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfriston Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Alfriston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Alfriston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft South Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alfriston Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howard Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Place β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Oak Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muybridge Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulmar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Starling Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Hill Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Berrylands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Retreat Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A240 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britannia Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary A240 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”

Data Sources

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