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

St Leonards Road 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 St Leonards Road (SW14 7NQ) 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 St Leonards Road (SW14 7NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Richmond Road West, where police recorded 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watney Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Leonards Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Richmond Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hanson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hanson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Observatory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Place Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Richmond Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Richmond Road West
Apr 2026Other theft Colston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Graemesdyke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway

Data Sources

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