Total Crime Rate

229.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaffinch Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Alexandra , and the 21st highest crime rate of 475 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 Chaffinch Close (KT6 7PG) in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 304.4% higher than the Alexandra average (56.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffinch Close (KT6 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Avenue. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffinch Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Rise North Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranborne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Largewood Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hook Rise North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cranborne Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Cranborne Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Rise North Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaffinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hook Rise North Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tala Close
Sep 2025Burglary Tala Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tala Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chaffinch Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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