Postcode district · Surbiton
Crime in KT5
How much crime is recorded in KT5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 32,605 (2024)
KT5Postcode district · Surbiton
How safe is KT5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT5, below 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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).
KT5National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.92.4
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.