Crime Rate in Hampton, ward

Hampton has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3242nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 86th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hampton in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hampton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 197 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hampton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Thames Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.