Postcode · Kingston upon Thames
Crime in KT1 2LP
How much crime is recorded in KT1 2LP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston Riverside
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,882 (2024)
KT1 2LPKingston upon Thames
How safe is KT1 2LP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT1 2LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
KT1 2LPNational
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Burglary10.59.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.14.6
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 116% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.