Total Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norton Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Avenue (KT5 9DY) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norton Avenue (KT5 9DY), 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.
View Crime In Alexandra| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meldone Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grand Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edith Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
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