Postcode district · Kingston upon Thames
Crime in KT1
How much crime is recorded in KT1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 39,823 (2024)
KT1Postcode district · Kingston upon Thames
How safe is KT1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
KT1National
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Shoplifting18.98.4
Burglary9.39.1
Public order6.44.6
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs5.42.4
Theft from the person4.22.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.