Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 17.8 4/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hertford Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 152nd 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 Hertford Avenue (SW14 8EF) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Avenue (SW14 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Burke Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rosslyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rosslyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burke Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burke Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burke Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosslyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Richmond Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rosslyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grosvenor Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hertford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Priests Bridge —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dowdeswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Priests Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dowdeswell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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