Crime in Kingston upon Thames district: statistics, rates and trends

Violence and sexual offences (4,312), anti-social behaviour (3,348) and shoplifting (1,612) made up 61% of all recorded crime. Its crime rate ranks 145th of the 302 districts covered by this site (1 = highest), in the upper half.

Recorded crime in Kingston upon Thames district peaked in the year to August 2020 (16,516 crimes) and was lowest in the year to August 2024 (14,638). Between the years to August 2018 and 2026 it rose 3%, while across England and Wales it fell 4%.

Month by month

Compared with England and Wales, Kingston upon Thames district recorded notably more bicycle theft (90% above the national rate), theft from the person (36% above the national rate) and drugs (29% above the national rate), and notably less criminal damage and arson (53% below) and other crime (52% below). On the year before, possession of weapons rose from 70 to 98 and violence and sexual offences rose from 3,632 to 4,312, while criminal damage and arson fell from 847 to 547.

What each category covers: crime categories.

11,533 crimes, excluding fraud, were recorded by the police in Kingston upon Thames district in the year ending March 2026, according to the Home Office's police recorded crime statistics. That is 66.8 per 1,000 residents, lower than the England and Wales rate of 83.2. Among the 272 districts of England and Wales with a figure for that year, Kingston upon Thames district had the 105th lowest rate (the street-level ranking above is among the 302 districts with street-level pages on this site, over the 12 months to August 2026).

Of the crimes recorded in the Metropolitan Police area in the year ending March 2026, 5.5% were not assigned to a district. Those crimes are counted in the force and England and Wales totals but in no district, so the figure for Kingston upon Thames district is an undercount.

No change on the year or longer series is given for Kingston upon Thames district: comparable figures start in the year ending March 2026, because the share of crimes in the Metropolitan Police area not assigned to a district moved from 4.3% in the year ending March 2025 to 5.5% in the year ending March 2026, which changes district totals without any change in crime.

Offences recorded in Kingston upon Thames district, the year ending March 2026

The largest category was violence without injury, with 1,714 offences (15% of the total). Relative to England and Wales, rates were highest for bicycle theft (1.7 times the national rate). Rates were lowest relative to the national rate for miscellaneous crimes against society (0.44 times), arson (0.46 times) and stalking and harassment (0.53 times).

Districts in the Metropolitan Police area, the year ending March 2026

Of the 32 districts in the Metropolitan Police area with a figure for the year ending March 2026, Kingston upon Thames district had the 6th lowest rate.

Source: Home Office police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables (released 23 July 2026), gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Financial years, excluding fraud; how they differ from the street-level figures: methodology.

3 of the 8 nearest districts have a higher crime rate than Kingston upon Thames district; the highest is Hammersmith and Fulham district (138.8 per 1,000) and the lowest Elmbridge (61.2).

Of the 20 areas within Kingston upon Thames district, Kingston Town had the highest crime rate (410.9 per 1,000) and Tudor the lowest (28.4), 14 times apart.

The 10 locations below account for 28% of the crime recorded in Kingston upon Thames district over the 12 months to August 2026; the most were recorded at “Shopping Area” (995).

Of the 11,746 crimes in Kingston upon Thames district with a recorded outcome, 43% ended with the investigation complete and no suspect identified, against 35% across England and Wales; 4.2% were awaiting a court outcome (England and Wales: 5.2%). The 3,348 anti-social behaviour reports have no outcome and are left out.

Kingston upon Thames district has an estimated population of 172,692 (ONS, mid-2024). Compared with England and Wales it has more residents with Level 4 qualifications or above (51%, against 34%), less social housing (11%, against 17%) and more private renting (27%, against 20%). On the England IoD 2025, the small areas (LSOAs) that make up Kingston upon Thames district average decile 7.6 (1 = most deprived), less deprived than average.

Police-recorded crime from data.police.uk (September 2017 to August 2026), ONS population estimates and Census 2021. Definitions and limitations: methodology.