Crime Rate in South Twickenham, ward

South Twickenham has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2574th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in South Twickenham in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, South Twickenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the South Twickenham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Knowle Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.