Total Crime Rate
131.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Smith Street area has the 18th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 66th 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 Smith Street (KT5 8TP) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% higher than the Alexandra average (63.7 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Smith Street (KT5 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A240, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fulmar Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Surbiton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muybridge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Vine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smith Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A240 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A240 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Alpha Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fire Bell Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A240 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A240 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Vine Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Retreat | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Howard Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Green Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Muybridge Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A240 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Etwell Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shalston Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shalston Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Muybridge Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shalston Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alpha Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | South Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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