Total Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heron Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 211th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
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 Heron Road (TW1 1PG) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the St Margarets & North Twickenham average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heron Road (TW1 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railshead Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Margarets & North Twickenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normanhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalmers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalmers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crane Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Normanhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northcote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Peter'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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