Crime Rate in South Richmond, ward

South Richmond has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 536th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 120th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Richmond in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.3% higher than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Richmond’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 378 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -41.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 461 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Richmond ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near George Street, with 172 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (44 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.