Total Crime Rate
20.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mortlake High Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 93rd 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 Mortlake High Street (SW14 8HT) in the last 12 months was 20.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mortlake High Street (SW14 8HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Portman Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Mortlake & Barnes Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bulls Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vineyard Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bulls Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bulls Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullins Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bulls Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fitzgerald Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulls Alley | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Avenue | — |
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