Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

King Edward Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hook & Chessington North , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 475 local areas in Kingston upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Drive (KT9 1DW) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% higher than the Hook & Chessington North average (57.5 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Drive (KT9 1DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haycroft Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King Edward Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verona Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Verona Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Verona Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verona Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haycroft Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hook Rise North —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verona Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ace Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mcdonough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ace Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmcroft Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ace Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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