Total Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 595 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 Cowley Road (SW14 8QB) in the last 12 months was 20.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Barnes average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (SW14 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashleigh Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lodge Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cowley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lodge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sutherland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mortlake Bus Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Limes Field Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sutherland Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mortlake High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mortlake High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trehern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trehern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grosvenor Avenue —
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Data Sources

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