Crime Rates at Priests Bridge, London, SW14 8TB

Priests Bridge area has the 30th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Barnes , and the 219th highest crime rate of 595 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 Priests Bridge (SW14 8TB) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% higher than the Barnes average (65.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priests Bridge (SW14 8TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dowdeswell Close, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.