Crime Rate in East Sheen, ward

East Sheen has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2966th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 193rd lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Sheen in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Sheen’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 151 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 23.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Sheen ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Upper Richmond Road West, with 109 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.