Security training company, Get Licensed, has compared crime rates and security systems across London to determine the city's most and least safe areas and Kingston has been ranked as the second safest place in London and the UK's third safest.

Get Licensed ranked the UK's local authorities according to how safe they are.

t compared police-recorded crime with year-on-year change in crime severity, reoffending, and antisocial behaviour, and an FOI-led count of public-space CCTV to rank local authorities across the nation.

It also found the places with the highest density of security professionals, and where there could be potential supply gaps of licence holders who have completed certified coaching, such as an SIA CCTV course or SIA door supervisor training.

Get Licensed gave Kingston an overall score of 7.81 out of 10 and highlighted that crime in the area has gone down by nearly 10 percent year-on-year. It's annual crime rate currently sits at 67.1 offences per 1,000 people. 

However, nearby Sutton came in first place and Richmond was ranked as London's third safest place.