Crime in Kingston upon Thames
Recorded crime in Kingston upon Thames is 0.8 times the England and Wales average. It is about the same as 5 years ago. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
172,692 residents in 99 neighbourhoods. 2% live in busy town or city centres.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Safety in the world
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 8.7/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- 0%about the same
Crime over 5 years
About the same as 5 years ago Recorded crimes in Kingston upon Thames, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the England and Wales average. 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 49% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Robbery: 10% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 21 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.2 |
| Burglary | 4.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 20.5 |
| Drugs | 4.2 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 0.8 |
| Other theft | 7.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 6.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.0 |
| Public order | 4.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 2.8 |
| Shoplifting | 6.1 |
What crimes are recorded in Kingston upon Thames
66.8 crimes per 1,000 residents were recorded in Kingston upon Thames in 2025/26 (England and Wales: 83.2).
Our total for April 2025 to March 2026: 11,909. Home Office recorded crime: 11,533 (3% apart).
Crimes recorded by the police, April 2025 to March 2026. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Metropolitan Police did not assign 5.4% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 329 | 1.9 | Down 12% |
| Cars broken into | 490 | 2.8 | Up 25% |
| Vehicle tampering | 208 | 1.2 | Up 84% |
| Vandalism to homes | 113 | 0.65 | Down 18% |
| Vandalism to other buildings | 66 | 0.38 | Down 45% |
| Vandalism to vehicles | 222 | 1.3 | Up 6% |
| Arson | 30 | 0.17 | Down 3% |
| Burglary of homes | 287 | 1.7 | Up 10% |
| Burglary of businesses | 151 | 0.87 | Down 4% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
| Carrying a knife or blade | 39 | 0.23 | Up 86% |
| Carrying other weapons (including guns) | 61 | 0.35 | Up 56% |
| Robbery of people | 141 | 0.82 | Up 19% |
| Robbery of businesses | 101 | 0.58 | Up 19% |
| Violence with injury | 958 | 5.5 | Up 10% |
| Violence without injury | 1,709 | 9.9 | Up 9% |
| Stalking and harassment | 924 | 5.4 | Up 32% |
| Sexual offences | 418 | 2.4 | Up 16% |
| Shoplifting | 1,489 | 8.6 | Down 7% |
| Bicycle theft | 245 | 1.4 | Down 19% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 381 | 2.2 | Down 27% |
| Drug dealing | 226 | 1.3 | Up 44% |
| Drug possession | 498 | 2.9 | Up 13% |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare. These are council-area figures: police.uk street-level data, used for the map and the Safety score, only has the broad categories, and no source publishes murders or stabbings by street.
Metropolitan Police area: 13,775 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in 2025/26 (16,285 the year before). This covers the whole police force area, not only Kingston upon Thames.
Source: Home Office, police recorded knife crime by police force.
How often crimes lead to a charge
In Kingston upon Thames, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 3,649 | 7% | 4% | 60% | 21% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 1,600 | 16% | 3% | 17% | 61% | 3% |
| Other theft | 1,028 | 1% | 0% | 15% | 79% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 943 | 1% | 0% | 7% | 90% | 2% |
| Public order | 888 | 12% | 1% | 47% | 30% | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 858 | 6% | 2% | 22% | 66% | 4% |
| Drugs | 621 | 14% | 46% | 29% | 1% | 9% |
| Burglary | 598 | 6% | 0% | 11% | 78% | 4% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 465 | 0% | 0% | 10% | 87% | 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 293 | 3% | 0% | 5% | 87% | 4% |
| Robbery | 211 | 10% | 0% | 28% | 56% | 5% |
| Other crime | 188 | 15% | 1% | 43% | 24% | 18% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 72 | 42% | 8% | 33% | 6% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Postcode districts in Kingston upon Thames
Questions about crime in Kingston upon Thames
- Is Kingston upon Thames a safe place to live?
- Kingston upon Thames scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Is crime going up or down in Kingston upon Thames?
- About the same as 5 years ago: 11,787 recorded crimes a year then, 11,757 now.
- What is the most common crime in Kingston upon Thames?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 20 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Kingston upon Thames?
- In Kingston upon Thames, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 48% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Kingston upon Thames?
- Of 598 burglaries reported in Kingston upon Thames between September 2024 and August 2025, 6% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Kingston upon Thames?
- In Kingston upon Thames, the police recorded 329 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.9 per 1,000 residents, down 12% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Kingston upon Thames?
- 401 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in Kingston upon Thames in 2025/26, 2.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.5 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Kingston upon Thames last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in Kingston upon Thames in 2025/26, against 1 the year before.