Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Varsity Row area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 38th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Varsity Row (SW14 7SA) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.5% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Varsity Row (SW14 7SA), the main crime hotspot is near Watney Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Varsity Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waldeck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watney 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wadham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wadham Mews 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ibis Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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