Total Crime Rate
190.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodgate Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Chessington South & Malden Rushett , and the 35th 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 Woodgate Avenue (KT9 2JL) in the last 12 months was 190.6 per 1,000 residents and was 244.6% higher than the Chessington South & Malden Rushett average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 109.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodgate Avenue (KT9 2JL), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatherleigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shere Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fengate Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newlands Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedder Close | Under investigation |
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