Crime Rates at Barnes Avenue, London, SW13 9AA

Barnes Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 95th 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 Barnes Avenue (SW13 9AA) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnes Avenue (SW13 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentwode Green (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.