Crime Rates at Richmond Avenue, London, SW20 8LA

Richmond Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Hillside , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Merton .

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 Richmond Avenue (SW20 8LA) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Hillside average (70.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Avenue (SW20 8LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cliveden Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.