Total Crime Rate
135.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Castelnau area has the 14th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 80th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Castelnau (SW13 9RU) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Castelnau (SW13 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Byfeld Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 5 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 | Other theft | Elm Grove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Castelnau | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meredyth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Madrid Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byfeld Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byfeld Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Byfeld Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newport Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Meredyth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Grove Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen Elizabeth Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen Elizabeth Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracken Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Queen Elizabeth Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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