Crime Rate in Whitton, ward

Whitton has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3304th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 161st lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whitton in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whitton’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 188 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -18.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 229 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whitton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 60 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.