Crime and Safety in Kingston upon Thames
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Kingston upon Thames is among the top 10 safest boroughs in London. The overall crime rate in Kingston upon Thames in 2026 is 61 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to London's overall crime rate, coming in 26% lower than the London rate of 82 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Kingston upon Thames is among the top 10 safest cities, and the 1,612nd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In April 2022, Kingston upon Thames had the worst crime rate in London for drugs, with 90 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.48 per 1,000 daytime population. November 2022 was also a bad month for Kingston upon Thames residents, when it was again London's most dangerous area for drugs, recording 95 crimes at a rate of 0.51 per 1,000 daytime population. Kingston upon Thames recorded 110 reports of drugs during April 2019, making its crime rate of 0.61 once more the worst for drugs in London that month.
The most common crimes in Kingston upon Thames are violence and sexual offences, with 4,075 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 21. This is 4.0% higher than 2025's figure of 3,920 offences and a difference of 0.81 from 2025's crime rate of 20. Kingston upon Thames's least common crimes are possession of weapons, with 91 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 2.2% from 2025's figure of 89 crimes.
Kingston upon Thames 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 10 Safest
Boroughs, London
23% lower, regional crime rate
London
15% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Kingston upon Thames is 23% lower than London and 15% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Kingston upon Thames Crime Rate Over Time
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Kingston upon Thames Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Kingston upon Thames represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Kingston upon Thames's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Kingston upon Thames up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Kingston upon Thames's 3,509 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Kingston upon Thames? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Kingston upon Thames • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Kingston upon Thames has a crime risk score of 385. This is based on analysis of 3,509 nearby areas within Kingston upon Thames, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Kingston upon Thames's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Kingston upon Thames, crime risk scores are typically around 385, while in London they are average 534.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 486 (613 for London), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 520 (London 663).
Trends in Crime Risk
Kingston upon Thames
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates a decrease of 19% in Kingston upon Thames's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Kingston upon Thames's crime risk score is up by 10%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Kingston upon Thames's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 5%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Kingston upon Thames
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Kingston upon Thames • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Theft From the Person offences have a crime rate of 2.08 reports per 1,000 people in Kingston upon Thames, which is 1.34 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 405 crime reports logged by Metropolitan Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Metropolitan Police recorded 1,051 reports of Vehicle Crime in Kingston upon Thames, resulting in a crime rate of 5.42 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.26.
The crime rate for Drugs is 1.22 times the national average at 3.76 reports per 1,000. This is from 732 crime reports reported to Metropolitan Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Kingston upon Thames
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Public Order offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.90 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 0.61 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 48% over this timeframe.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.57 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 0.43 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 33% over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.98 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.96 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 2.1% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Kingston upon Thames
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.17 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 1.92 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 39% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.63 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.40 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 55% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Kingston upon Thames • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Kingston upon Thames | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 3,316 | 17.07 | 1.21 | 235,985 | 21.68 | 1.53 | 236,187 | 21.58 | 1.53 |
| Bicycle Theft | 255 | 1.30 | 1.78 | 13,695 | 1.26 | 1.73 | 13,744 | 1.26 | 1.73 |
| Burglary | 568 | 2.91 | 0.93 | 47,359 | 4.34 | 1.39 | 47,451 | 4.33 | 1.38 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 835 | 4.30 | 0.68 | 54,098 | 4.99 | 0.79 | 54,220 | 4.97 | 0.79 |
| Drugs | 732 | 3.76 | 1.22 | 53,167 | 4.87 | 1.58 | 53,280 | 4.85 | 1.57 |
| Other Crime | 168 | 0.87 | 0.47 | 13,008 | 1.19 | 0.64 | 13,028 | 1.19 | 0.64 |
| Other Theft | 944 | 4.86 | 0.85 | 97,452 | 8.97 | 1.58 | 97,779 | 8.95 | 1.57 |
| Possession of Weapons | 91 | 0.48 | 0.56 | 6,443 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 6,461 | 0.60 | 0.71 |
| Public Order | 941 | 4.84 | 0.83 | 60,049 | 5.52 | 0.95 | 60,156 | 5.49 | 0.95 |
| Robbery | 231 | 1.18 | 1.00 | 30,804 | 2.83 | 2.40 | 30,857 | 2.83 | 2.40 |
| Shoplifting | 1,610 | 8.30 | 1.16 | 87,976 | 8.09 | 1.13 | 88,269 | 8.08 | 1.13 |
| Theft From the Person | 405 | 2.08 | 1.34 | 77,160 | 7.11 | 4.59 | 77,344 | 7.08 | 4.57 |
| Vehicle Crime | 1,051 | 5.42 | 1.26 | 81,755 | 7.50 | 1.74 | 81,900 | 7.50 | 1.74 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 4,075 | 21.00 | 0.69 | 273,434 | 25.12 | 0.83 | 273,897 | 25.04 | 0.82 |
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Total Crime by Year
Kingston upon Thames | London | Metropolitan Police | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 11,906 | 61.30 | 0.85 | 896,400 | 82.39 | 1.14 | 898,386 | 82.17 | 1.14 |
| 2025 | 11,240 | 58.42 | 0.79 | 896,961 | 83.23 | 1.12 | 898,787 | 82.94 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | 11,567 | 60.45 | 0.80 | 900,986 | 84.38 | 1.12 | 902,681 | 84.12 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | 11,461 | 60.82 | 0.77 | 835,471 | 78.98 | 1.00 | 837,244 | 78.79 | 1.00 |
| 2022 | 11,623 | 62.18 | 0.81 | 795,646 | 75.77 | 0.99 | 797,303 | 75.56 | 0.98 |
| 2021 | 10,040 | 53.44 | 0.78 | 727,983 | 69.09 | 1.01 | 729,401 | 68.83 | 1.00 |
| 2020 | 11,579 | 63.12 | 0.85 | 819,467 | 77.66 | 1.05 | 821,362 | 77.41 | 1.04 |
| 2019 | 12,378 | 69.12 | 0.91 | 849,310 | 80.70 | 1.06 | 851,175 | 80.59 | 1.06 |
| 2018 | 11,539 | 64.91 | 0.91 | 810,063 | 77.08 | 1.08 | 811,738 | 76.91 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 10,501 | 59.07 | 0.92 | 758,160 | 72.41 | 1.13 | 759,755 | 72.22 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 3,303 | 18.62 | 0.98 | 234,565 | 22.42 | 1.18 | 235,003 | 22.39 | 1.17 |
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Crime in Kingston upon Thames's Neighbourhoods
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Neighbourhood | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Malden | 182 | 28.56 | 53% safer |
Kingston upon Thames Compared to Other London Boroughs
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Borough | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redbridge | 24,733 | 73.62 | 20% more dangerous |
| Tower Hamlets | 37,488 | 69.03 | 13% more dangerous |
| Bromley | 23,687 | 67.01 | 9% more dangerous |
| Wandsworth | 26,470 | 66.98 | 9% more dangerous |
| Havering | 19,437 | 67.13 | 10% more dangerous |
| Barnet | 28,762 | 65.93 | 8% more dangerous |
| Kingston upon Thames | 11,906 | 61.30 | - |
| Bexley | 16,034 | 60.14 | 1.9% safer |
| Sutton | 13,320 | 58.71 | 4.2% safer |
| Harrow | 16,846 | 58.82 | 4.0% safer |
| Richmond upon Thames | 11,638 | 53.96 | 12% safer |
| Merton | 13,175 | 53.01 | 14% safer |
Comparing Kingston upon Thames to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Thames | 61.30 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 30% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 35% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 37% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 60% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 71% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 71% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 74% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 75% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 76% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 104% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Kingston upon Thames's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Kingston upon Thames that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Extension Sports Ground | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 5 |
| The Malden Centre | 52 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 76 |
| Kingsmeadow Fitness and Athletics Centre | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 24 |
| Plough Green | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| Malden Green | 39 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 16 |
| Richardson Evans Memorial Playing Fields | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 30 |
| Gately Green | 12 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 9 |
| Broom Road Recreation Ground | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 |
| Wolsey Drive Allotments | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Latchmere Recreation Ground | 3 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 5 |
| Park Road Allotments | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Parkfields Road Allotments | 8 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| Kingston Vale Allotments | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 |
| Tiffin Sports Centre | 2 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 3 |
| Dickerage Road Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Elm Road Allotments | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Alric Avenue Allotments | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Drax Playing Field | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 |
| Hampton Court Park | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| Claremont Crescent Gardens | 21 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | 18 |
| Victoria Recreation Ground | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Hook Leisure Allotment Gardens | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| King Edward Recreation Ground | - | 3 | 5 | - | 7 | 23 |
| Tolworth Recreation Centre | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| Church Fields Recreation Ground | 20 | 6 | 3 | - | 13 | 10 |
| Churchfields Allotments | 9 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| The Sir Francis Barker Recreation Ground | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Athelstan Recreation Ground | 21 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 3 |
| Kingston Road Allotments | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Surbiton Racket and Fitness Club | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Raeburn Avenue Allotments | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Groveland Way Allotments | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Cromwell Avenue Open Space | 24 | - | - | - | 20 | 10 |
| Tolworth Main Allotments | 3 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
| Alexandra Recreation Ground | 6 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 11 |
| Wilverley Crescent Allotments | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ladywood Allotments | 17 | 4 | 5 | - | 20 | 22 |
| King George's Recreation Ground | 9 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 12 |
| Moor Lane Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Canbury Gardens | 51 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 40 |
| Richmond Park | 93 | 16 | 29 | 10 | 127 | 159 |
| Green Lane Recreation Ground | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Beverley Park | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| Manor Park | 14 | 3 | 6 | - | 5 | 11 |
| Horton Country Park | 34 | - | 9 | 1 | 55 | 70 |
| Queen Mary's Outdoor Gym | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Fishponds Park | 45 | - | 7 | 4 | 24 | 49 |
| Wimbledon Common | 44 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 67 |
Recent Crimes in Kingston upon Thames
The 20 most recent crime reports in Kingston upon Thames.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Fairmead | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Lord Chancellor Walk | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Hopton Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Albany Mews | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Beverley Close | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Lingfield Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Long Walk | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Rhodrons Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Hopton Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Herne Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Pembury Avenue | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Walk | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cricketers Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Walk | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Hatherleigh Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near King Edward Drive | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Corkran Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Tedder Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Walk |
Methodology & Data Sources
Kingston upon Thames Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Kingston upon Thames during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Kingston upon Thames Data Points
For Kingston upon Thames, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000211.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Kingston upon Thames's daytime - or "workday" - population of 150,515 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Kingston upon Thames