Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elgar 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 Elgar Avenue (KT5 9JS) 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 Elgar Avenue (KT5 9JS), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Grand Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Highfield Road | — |
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