Crime Rate in St Margarets & North Twickenham, ward

St Margarets & North Twickenham has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3246th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 180th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Margarets & North Twickenham in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Margarets & North Twickenham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 225 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Margarets & North Twickenham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.