Total Crime Rate
94.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cox Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hook & Chessington North , and the 106th 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 Cox Lane (KT9 1DF) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.6% higher than the Hook & Chessington North average (60.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cox Lane (KT9 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Fircroft Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In King George's & Sunray| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sanger Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sanger Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Durbin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buckland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Buckland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanger Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanger Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanger Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sanger Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fullers Way South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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