Postcode · Surbiton
Crime in KT5 8SU
How much crime is recorded in KT5 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Surbiton South
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
KT5 8SUSurbiton
How safe is KT5 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the KT5 8SU 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8SUNational
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Shoplifting5.68.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.