Total Crime Rate
4.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingston Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 9th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8JP) in the last 12 months was 4.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.1% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Longmans Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Downs Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chestnut Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
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