Crime Rate in Heathfield, ward

Heathfield has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2255th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 302nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heathfield in the last 12 months was 88.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heathfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 288 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heathfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Arden Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.