Crime Rate in East Sheen, ward

East Sheen has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3123rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 197th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Sheen in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Sheen’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 182 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Sheen ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.