Total Crime Rate
40.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shrewsbury Close area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Close (KT6 5BS) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shrewsbury Close (KT6 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Verona Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Road (13 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 | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Herne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Verona Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickards Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickards Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hook Rise North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Herne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gladstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwood | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
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