Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 89th 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 Milton Road (SW14 8JP) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (SW14 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Sheen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaklands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vernon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Richmond Road West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Milton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Howgate Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Howgate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Vineyard Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Colston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mullins Path | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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