Crime Rates at Vernon Road, London, SW14 8NU

Vernon Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 129th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Road (SW14 8NU) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the East Sheen average (74.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (SW14 8NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 33 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.