Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lion Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 144th 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 Lion Road (TW1 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 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 Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Road (TW1 4JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Knowle Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Staten Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lansdowne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Grotto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norcutt Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prado Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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