Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lovelace Gardens area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 93 local areas in Alexandra , and the 228th 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 Lovelace Gardens (KT6 6SR) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovelace Gardens (KT6 6SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lovelace Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Surbiton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Surbiton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmans Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newmans Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oak Hill Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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