Postcode district · Chessington
Crime in KT9
How much crime is recorded in KT9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kingston upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 27,139 (2024)
KT9Postcode district · Chessington
How safe is KT9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in KT9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
KT9National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary8.19.1
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.