Total Crime Rate

316.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.0 8/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 34.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheltenham Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 17th highest crime rate of 595 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 Cheltenham Avenue (TW1 3HD) in the last 12 months was 316.0 per 1,000 residents and was 536.0% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Avenue (TW1 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twickenham Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street —
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Twickenham Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A310 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson March Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arragon Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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