Total Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowther Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 592 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 Lowther Road (SW13 9NT) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowther Road (SW13 9NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walnut Tree Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belgrave Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Coniston Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Walnut Tree Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
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