Total Crime Rate
54.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Sheen Avenue area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 277th highest 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 East Sheen Avenue (SW14 8AR) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Sheen Avenue (SW14 8AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portman Avenue, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paynesfield Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Sheen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lewin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gilpin Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Drive | Under investigation |
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