Total Crime Rate
215.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodgate Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Chessington South & Malden Rushett , and the 24th 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 Woodgate Avenue (KT9 2QJ) in the last 12 months was 215.6 per 1,000 residents and was 287.1% higher than the Chessington South & Malden Rushett average (55.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -48.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 84.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodgate Avenue (KT9 2QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chessington South & Malden Rushett| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cricketers Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vallis Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Tiverton Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tiverton Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cricketers Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hartfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Roberts Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hereford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Babbacombe Close | Under investigation |
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