Total Crime Rate
637.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 5th 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 King Street (TW1 3SD) in the last 12 months was 637.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1182.1% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 112 (β 220.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (TW1 3SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 78 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Poulett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poulett Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Poulett Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A310 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arragon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wharf Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Embankment | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wharf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wharf Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wharf Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Embankment | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wharf Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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