Crime Rate in Riverside and Laleham, ward

Riverside and Laleham has the lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Spelthorne district and the 1441st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 240th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Riverside and Laleham in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Spelthorne district average (93.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Riverside and Laleham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -68.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 137 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Riverside and Laleham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Meadway Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.