What is the crime rate in kingston upon thames?

As of March 2026, kingston upon thames has an annual crime rate of 82.83 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,346 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does kingston upon thames rank nationally for crime?

kingston upon thames ranks #117 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in kingston upon thames?

The most common crime type in kingston upon thames is Violence & Sexual Offences with 389 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 28.9% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Metropolitan Police Service Police

kingston upon thames Crime Intelligence Report

kingston upon thames recorded 1,346 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.01 per 1,000 residents. This places kingston upon thames at #117 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.9% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.8% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,346

trending_up +15.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

82.83per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#173of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Outer London

#7rank

Ranked by annual rate

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 62	62
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21 Drugs: 7	21
On or near Nightclub Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19 Other theft: 9	19
On or near Sunray Avenue Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Criminal damage and arson: 6 Theft from the person: 3	18
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 21	21
On or near Clarence Street Map	Shoplifting: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Public order: 3	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Public order: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 7 Other theft: 5	7
On or near Station Approach Map	Shoplifting: 17 Criminal damage and arson: 2	17
On or near Shopping Area Map	Theft from the person: 12 Criminal damage and arson: 6	12
On or near Theatre/Concert Hall Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Public order: 5	12

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,346 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

389

28.9%

Anti-social Behaviour

259

19.2%

Shoplifting

157

11.7%

Other Theft

7.1%

Public Order

6.2%

Vehicle Crime

5.3%

Drug Offences

5.3%

Criminal Damage & Arson

5.2%

Burglary

3.2%

Theft from Person

2.4%

Bicycle Theft

2.1%

Other Crime

1.6%

Robbery

1.3%

Weapons Possession

0.6%

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19 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Kingston Town	428	244.5
2	Tolworth	112	95.3
3	Canbury Gardens	57	77.5
4	Surbiton Hill	77	73.1
5	Norbiton	61	71.4

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Alexandra	12	1.8
shield	Coombe Vale	40	3.0
shield	Berrylands	14	2.3
shield	Tudor	25	3.3
shield	Coombe Hill	49	4.2

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.9%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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