Kingston upon Thames

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Kingston upon Thames.

Population: 179,142
People in Employment: 80,615 (72.5%)
People Inactive: 25,395 (22.9%)
People Unemployed: 5,130 (4.6%)
Number Of Jobs: 54k
Median Salary: £37,495
Mean Salary: £46,327

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Kingston upon Thames. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Kingston upon Thames for 2024

Kingston upon Thames most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,688 crimes and in 2022 there were 3,890 crimes. Which is an decrease of 202 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	3,519	324	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	3,688	257	Getting Better
Other theft	1,627	144	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	1,292	108	Getting Better
Shoplifting	932	94	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	862	70	Getting Better
Burglary	854	68	Getting Better
Drugs	928	67	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	698	65	Getting Better
Public order	858	57	Getting Better
Theft from the person	567	37	Getting Better
Robbery	225	17	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	72	9	Getting Better
Other crime	173	4	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Kingston upon Thames

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Alexandra has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Kingston upon Thames, with 4318 crimes and 394 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Tolworth has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
King George's & Sunray	0	0
Kingston Gate	0	0
Kingston Town	0	0
Norbiton	0	0
Old Malden	0	0
St Mark's & Seething Wells	0	0
Alexandra	0	0
Berrylands	0	0
Canbury Gardens	0	0
Chessington South & Malden Rushett	0	0
Coombe Hill	0	0
Coombe Vale	0	0
Green Lane & St James	0	0
Hook & Chessington North	0	0
Motspur Park & Old Malden East	0	0
New Malden Village	0	0
Surbiton Hill	0	0
Tolworth	0	0
Tudor	0	0

Crime map for Kingston upon Thames

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Kingston upon Thames

The average property price in Kingston upon Thames is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Kingston upon Thames is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Kingston upon Thames could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,201,091.41	£779,381.97	£566,141.31	£380,515.98
2022	£1,150,013.98	£744,961.43	£543,658.74	£365,938.40
2021	£1,064,600.96	£692,855.11	£508,129.41	£354,657.38
2020	£990,790.06	£653,346.47	£480,863.27	£346,418.83
2019	£967,202.26	£637,609.95	£470,595.80	£351,186.08
2018	£982,121.67	£646,701.38	£477,956.04	£362,398.19
2017	£966,271.92	£632,381.44	£469,597.92	£364,204.94
2016	£951,050.19	£624,987.22	£464,586.17	£354,554.18
2015	£863,521.80	£566,723.37	£421,677.21	£320,760.18
2014	£799,130.80	£523,986.57	£391,471.85	£297,874.18
2013	£682,675.98	£445,652.27	£331,793.83	£254,147.17
2012	£637,998.40	£417,638.19	£310,880.49	£239,644.92
2011	£619,071.98	£400,958.68	£296,203.13	£231,365.04
2010	£594,397.15	£389,047.80	£289,971.53	£227,209.76

Property prices over time for Kingston upon Thames

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Kingston upon Thames

The median salary in Kingston upon Thames is £37,495 and the mean salary in Kingston upon Thames is £46,327.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 54k
Median Salary: £37,495
Annual Percentage Change: 6.7%
Mean Salary: £46,327

Salary comparison between Kingston upon Thames and Outer London

See how Kingston upon Thames compares to the rest of Outer London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Outer London is £38,012 in Richmond upon Thames and the lowest median salary is £27,963 in Barking and Dagenham. Kingston upon Thames ranks 2 out of 19 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Richmond upon Thames	56k	£38,012	4.1%	£59,511	8.1%
Bromley	104k	£37,749	11.0%	£48,929	9.5%
Waltham Forest	81k	£34,785	8.7%	£39,534	7.3%
Greenwich	82k	£34,509	10.9%	£40,999	2.8%
Croydon	119k	£34,226	6.7%	£38,172	3.4%
Hillingdon	88k	£34,149	10.8%	£37,670	8.5%
Bexley	83k	£33,829	15.6%	£41,164	8.6%
Barnet	101k	£32,507	8.4%	£39,511	-3.7%
Harrow	70k	£31,935	3.1%	£37,118	-1.1%
Havering	77k	£31,580	3.2%	£36,257	0.5%
Redbridge	73k	£31,512	0.3%	£36,735	-0.5%
Hounslow	85k	£31,104	15.9%	£37,964	11.3%
Ealing	108k	£30,941	4.3%	£41,949	0.9%
Brent	92k	£30,855	8.8%	£38,719	16.1%
Merton	67k	£30,117	0.8%	£42,922	1.0%
Sutton	64k	£29,836	-0.3%	£35,104	-0.4%
Enfield	86k	£29,499	7.2%	£34,060	4.9%
Barking and Dagenham	53k	£27,963	4.8%	£30,006	3.4%