Crime Rate in St Margarets & North Twickenham, ward

St Margarets & North Twickenham has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 2677th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 227th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Margarets & North Twickenham in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Margarets & North Twickenham’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 19.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 245 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Margarets & North Twickenham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near St Margaret'S Road, with 87 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sports/Recreation Area (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.