Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 249th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (SW14 8RU) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower than the East Sheen average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (SW14 8RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Palewell Common Drive (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In East Sheen| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parkgate Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Sheen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sunbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sunbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stonehill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | East Sheen Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | East Sheen Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sunbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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