Total Crime Rate
5.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whitton Road area has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitton Road (TW1 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 5.8 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the St Margarets & North Twickenham average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitton Road (TW1 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitton Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grimwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Erncroft Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rugby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Erncroft Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Craneford Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Erncroft Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chudleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Court Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Court Way | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.