Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Latchmere Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 261st lowest 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 Latchmere Lane (KT2 5PD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the East Sheen average (74.1 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Latchmere Lane (KT2 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sopwith Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Isabella Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodcote Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aldersbrook Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilmer Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrons Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrons Chase | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sopwith Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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