Postcode district · Kingston upon Thames
Crime in KT2
How much crime is recorded in KT2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 50,682 (2024)
How safe is KT2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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).
KT2National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Shoplifting19.38.4
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Burglary7.99.1
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.24.6
Drugs5.12.4
Theft from the person3.92.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
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.