Total Crime Rate

238.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 238.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Robbery 16.3 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Love Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 20th 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 Love Lane (KT6 5BY) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 274.5% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 114.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (KT6 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Road, where police recorded 28 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.

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Crime Over Time in Love Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwood —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Herne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Herne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hook Rise North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickards Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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