Overview of Kingston upon Thames crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Kingston upon Thames ranks 16th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 15149 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Kingston upon Thames has a population of 168063. This equates to a crime rate of 90.14 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.4 % compared to previous year. It also puts Kingston upon Thames in 27th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Kingston upon Thames ranks 16th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 15149 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Kingston upon Thames has a population of 168063. This equates to a crime rate of 90.14 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.4 % compared to previous year. It also puts Kingston upon Thames in 27th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Kingston upon Thames are Violence and sexual offences (23.3%) Anti-social behaviour (20.4%) Other theft (10.1%) and least common crime types are Robbery (1.3%) Other crime (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).
There are 19 wards in Kingston upon Thames. Wards with high crime rates are Kingston Town (424.4), New Malden Village (107.0), St Mark’s & Seething Wells (98.1) . On the other end, safest wards are Old Malden (44.9), Tudor (Kingston upon Thames) (39.5), Berrylands (37.0) .
Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Kingston upon Thames, we see high crime rates in KT1 (225.9), SW15 (90.3), KT6 (84.3) . Safest postcode districts are KT7 (57.9), KT5 (55.7), KT4 (47.5) .
Kingston upon Thames crime incidents by crime type
A total of 15149 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 3535 (23.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 3091 (20.4)%
- Other theft – 1530 (10.1)%
- Vehicle crime – 1112 (7.3)%
- Shoplifting – 1029 (6.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 859 (5.7)%
- Burglary – 809 (5.3)%
- Drugs – 801 (5.3)%
- Public order – 798 (5.3)%
- Bicycle theft – 618 (4.1)%
- Theft from the person – 558 (3.7)%
- Robbery – 191 (1.3)%
- Other crime – 155 (1.0)%
- Possession of weapons – 63 (0.4)%
How does Kingston upon Thames compare against nearby areas ?
Kingston upon Thames ranks 16th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas Kingston upon Thames is compared against
Crime rates in Kingston upon Thames wards
There are 19 wards within Kingston upon Thames. Kingston Town, New Malden Village, St Mark’s & Seething Wells has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 19 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Kingston upon Thames wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Kingston upon Thames
There are 14 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Kingston upon Thames. Highest crime rates in KT1, SW15, KT6 .
- KT1 – 225.9
- SW15 – 90.3
- KT6 – 84.3
- KT19 – 81.6
- KT22 – 77.7
- KT18 – 76.6
- KT2 – 72.6
- TW10 – 71.1
- KT3 – 67.5
- KT9 – 63.7
- SW20 – 63.5
- KT7 – 57.9
- KT5 – 55.7
- KT4 – 47.5
Postcode districts in Kingston upon Thames
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