Total Crime Rate
154.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mortlake High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 65th 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 Mortlake High Street (SW14 8SL) in the last 12 months was 154.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.1% higher than the Barnes average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mortlake High Street (SW14 8SL), the main crime hotspot is near The Terrace. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Mortlake & Barnes Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mortlake Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ashleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | First Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lodge Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Avondale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Limes Field Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | White Hart Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mortlake High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Thorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | The Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
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