Total Crime Rate
47.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leinster 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.
View Crime In East Sheen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldeck Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moore Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Sheen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Percival Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hanson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hanson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Observatory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leonards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wellside Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Palmers Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rutland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kingsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Pembroke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Gardens | Under investigation |
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