Total Crime Rate

244.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 244.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elm Bank Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 29th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Bank Gardens (SW13 0NU) in the last 12 months was 244.8 per 1,000 residents and was 251.2% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Bank Gardens (SW13 0NU), the main crime hotspot is near The Terrace. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Bank Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archway Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Limes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Terrace Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St John'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St John'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Barnes Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosslyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosslyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Bank Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Railway Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Limes Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Hart Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Side Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birch Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime First Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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