Total Crime Rate
181.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Leonards Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 46th 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 St Leonards Road (SW14 7LY) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% higher than the East Sheen average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Leonards Road (SW14 7LY), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 25 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vineyard Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moore Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Richmond Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waldeck Road | — |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leonards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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