Postcode area · Kingston upon Thames
Crime in KT
How much crime is recorded in KT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Elmbridge
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 616,304 (2024)
KTPostcode area · Kingston upon Thames
How safe is KT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
KTNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting6.08.4
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.