Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leinster Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 273rd 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 Leinster Avenue (SW14 7JP) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the East Sheen average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leinster Avenue (SW14 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leinster Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moore Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Percival Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutland Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chestnut Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rutland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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