Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moresby Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 100th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moresby Avenue (KT5 9DS) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% higher than the Alexandra average (63.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moresby Avenue (KT5 9DS), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moresby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Meldone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edith Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grand Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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