Total Crime Rate
78.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnes Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 200th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnes Avenue (SW13 9AA) in the last 12 months was 78.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnes Avenue (SW13 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boileau Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nowell Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howsman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Boileau Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howsman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howsman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Howsman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howsman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howsman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howsman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kentwode Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Washington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alderbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kilmington Road | Under investigation |
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