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Crime in Richmond upon Thames by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,924crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Strawberry Hilllowest rate46.5 per 1,000 a year
66.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Hampton Hill (-12%), Barnes (-4%) and Strawberry Hill (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Hampton WickKT1 · 16,779 residents 299.9▲ 17%shoplifting
2RichmondTW9 · 72,892 residents 101.3▲ 9%violence
3BarnesSW13 · 109,363 residents 85.8▼ 4%violence
4MortlakeSW14 · 17,311 residents 79.5▲ 18%violence
5TwickenhamTW1 · 89,144 residents 79▲ 6%anti-social behaviour
6KewTW9 · 11,840 residents 71.3▲ 28%anti-social behaviour
7North SheenTW9 · 20,309 residents 69.9▲ 12%violence
8St MargaretsTW1 · 20,349 residents 66.2▲ 3%violence
9East SheenSW14 · 17,357 residents 66.1▲ 5%anti-social behaviour
10TeddingtonTW11 · 73,095 residents 64▲ 11%anti-social behaviour
11HamptonTW12 · 13,396 residents 63▲ 33%violence
12Hampton HillTW12 · 10,736 residents 59.6▼ 12%violence
13HamTW10 · 12,286 residents 58.9▲ 27%violence
14PetershamTW10 · 3,512 residents 51.3▼ 10%violence
15WhittonTW2 · 18,286 residents 47.2▲ 7%violence
16Strawberry HillTW2 · 19,175 residents 46.5▼ 1%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Richmond upon Thames have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Strawberry Hill, Whitton, Petersham, Ham and Hampton Hill.

Which areas of Richmond upon Thames have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Hampton Wick, Richmond, Barnes, Mortlake and Twickenham.

Is crime going up or down in Richmond upon Thames?

Across Richmond upon Thames, 3,924 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.