Crime Rate in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside, ward

Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3441st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 154th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -52.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 251 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cranmer Court, with 55 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.