Crime Rates at Southwood Drive, Surbiton, KT5 9PH

Southwood Drive area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 221st lowest 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 Southwood Drive (KT5 9PH) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwood Drive (KT5 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmbridge Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmdene (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.