Total Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 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 154.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 25.2 7/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mortlake High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 65th 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 Mortlake High Street (SW14 8HG) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortlake High Street (SW14 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulls Alley, where police recorded 31 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mortlake High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulls Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mortlake High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mortlake Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzgerald Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mullins Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lodge Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulls Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bulls Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bulls Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bulls Alley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ashleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Lewin Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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