Total Crime Rate
35.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Riverside and Laleham , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Spelthorne .
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 Kings Close (TW18 1JS) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Riverside and Laleham average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Close (TW18 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Booth Drive. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Margaret Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Philip Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Margaret Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Booth Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Celia Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Celia Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Philip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shaftesbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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