Total Crime Rate
149.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cecil Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hook & Chessington North , and the 51st 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 Cecil Close (KT9 1PD) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 159.8% 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 Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cecil Close (KT9 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near A243. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A243 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A243 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mcdonough Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A243 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Babbacombe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Roberts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketers Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallis Way | Under investigation |
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