Total Crime Rate

185.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Elms area has the 8th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 46th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Elms (SW13 0NF) in the last 12 months was 185.0 per 1,000 residents and was 182.8% higher than the Barnes average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Elms (SW13 0NF), the main crime hotspot is near Arabella Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Elms area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woking Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woking Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Railway Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Railway Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Railway Side —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Beverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arabella Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arabella Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arabella Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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