Total Crime Rate
247.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westmorland Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 26th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westmorland Close (TW1 1RR) in the last 12 months was 247.4 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westmorland Close (TW1 1RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Road, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Normanhurst Drive (8 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 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Normanhurst Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crown Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cassilis Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Downes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Margaret'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathcote Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Normanhurst Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Broadway Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Margaret'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amyand Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amyand Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Godstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
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