Crime Rate in Mortlake & Barnes Common, ward

Mortlake & Barnes Common has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2801st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 211th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Mortlake & Barnes Common in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Mortlake & Barnes Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 22.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 306 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Mortlake & Barnes Common ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Terrace, with 59 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Watney Road (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.