Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 58.5 8/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elm Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 101st highest crime rate of 595 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 Elm Road (SW14 7JQ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% higher than the East Sheen average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (SW14 7JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Larches Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larches Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larches Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Richmond Road West —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Howgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little St Leonards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colston Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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