Postcode · Surbiton
Crime in KT5 8BL
How much crime is recorded in KT5 8BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston Riverside
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
KT5 8BLSurbiton
How safe is KT5 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT5 8BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
KT5 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Public order4.74.6
Burglary3.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.41.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.