Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Burglary 21.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Richmond Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 149 local areas in East Putney , and the 330th highest crime rate of 805 local areas in Wandsworth .

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 Upper Richmond Road (SW15 2SU) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% higher than the East Putney average (86.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 12 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Richmond Road (SW15 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Ernshaw Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Richmond Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft East Putney Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Woodlands Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Esmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Woodlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Esmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Esmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Esmond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Putney
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Putney
Apr 2026Drugs Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bective Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Esmond Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ernshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ernshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Disraeli Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Skelgill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Skelgill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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