Total Crime Rate
114.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Church Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 109th highest crime rate of 595 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 Church Avenue (SW14 8NL) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% higher than the East Sheen average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 320.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Avenue (SW14 8NL), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Richmond Road West. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In East Sheen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mortlake High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thornton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larches Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larches Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Larches Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mullins Path | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Little St Leonards | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Richmond Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulls Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glendower Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Upper Richmond Road West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mullins Path | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paynesfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mortlake High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trehern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trehern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paynesfield Avenue | Under investigation |
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