Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Atherton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atherton Road (SW13 9NH) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (SW13 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Howsman Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Atherton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howsman Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kentwode Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Belgrave Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Washington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howsman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howsman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howsman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howsman Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howsman Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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