Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingston Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 28th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

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 Kingston Road (SW20 8LX) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 243.1% higher than the Hillside average (70.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingston Road (SW20 8LX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Kingston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avalon Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cleveland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Rothesay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Rush Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Rush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avalon Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rothesay Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quintin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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