Kingston has reported its lowest rate of hate crime in four years, according to data from the Met Police.
In 2024, there were 305 hate crime offences reported in the borough, a nearly 18% decrease from the previous year.
Despite this, the rate of faith-related hate crime in Kingston has risen for the second year in a row, increasing by over 68% since 2021.
New data from data.police.uk show that violence and sexual crimes in Kingston are up compared other types of crime in the borough.
Meanwhile, crimes, such as bicycle theft, arson and possession of weapons, are down.
Labour has announced a £200m boost for neighbourhood policing, with the hopes of recruiting an additional 13,000 neighbourhood police officers.
Surrey Police will receive £2.6m, while the amount Kingston will receive, under the Metropolitan Police Service, has not been publicly disclosed.
ormer kickboxing champ Daniel Sam has opened Black Diamond Gym in Ilford in a bid to tackle knife crime.
Former-number-one-ranked kickboxing and Muay Thai World Champion, Daniel Sam, has opened a new martial arts gym in East London, inspired by his own positive experience in sport.
Kingston has one of the highest rates of drivers using their mobile phones behind the wheel in the country, research has revealed.
Kingston Council has teamed up with the Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC) and Kingston Police for National Hate Crime Awareness Week. They set up
The sun hangs low during the last days of winter, sending shards of light flitting across the faces of Iffat Rizvi and her son, Soni,
17-year-old boy is among six people who have been charged with attempted murder following the shooting of a man in New Malden last month.
A fourth person has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Kai Davis in the early hours of August 21 2021 in Kingston.
Two businesses in New Malden have been targeted by acts of racial hatred. Café Mok and New Malden Gents Barbers became victims of discriminatory graffiti
