Total Crime Rate
152.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hook Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hook & Chessington North , and the 50th 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 Hook Road (KT9 1NU) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 152.8% 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 Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hook Road (KT9 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near A243. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hook & Chessington North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rhodrons Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A243 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cecil Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A243 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A243 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shere Close | — |
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