Total Crime Rate
251.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swan Place area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 24th 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 Swan Place (SW13 9LT) in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swan Place (SW13 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Stanton Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Birch Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Terrace Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnes High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cambridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Willow Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Birch Yard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Yard | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Limes Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St John'S Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St John'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beverley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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