Crime Rate in South Twickenham, ward

South Twickenham has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2250th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 35th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Twickenham in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Twickenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 177 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Twickenham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Poulett Gardens, with 31 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Knowle Road (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.