Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingston Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8JS) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8JS), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynt Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cleveland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Longmans Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avalon Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rothesay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronson Road | Under investigation |
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