Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Riverside and Laleham , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 309 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 Kent Close (TW18 1PL) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher than the Riverside and Laleham average (28.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Close (TW18 1PL), the main crime hotspot is near Hensworth Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greene Fielde End Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celia Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gloucester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Margaret Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greene Fielde End Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Celia Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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