Crime Rate in South Richmond, ward

South Richmond has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 626th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 142nd highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Richmond in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Richmond’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 401 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 15.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -15.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 428 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Richmond ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near George Street, with 180 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.