Total Crime Rate
229.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chaffinch 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.
View Crime In Alexandra| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hook Rise North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cranborne Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Largewood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hook Rise North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cranborne Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cranborne Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cranborne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranborne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hook Rise North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chaffinch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hook Rise North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tala Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tala Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tala Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chaffinch Close | Under investigation |
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