Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barge Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Hampton Wick & South Teddington , and the 159th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barge Walk (KT1 4AB) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% higher than the Hampton Wick & South Teddington average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barge Walk (KT1 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Bittoms (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barge Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs The Bittoms Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodbines Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Bittoms Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bittoms Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

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