Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Heath Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 109th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heath Gardens (TW1 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 129.7% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 236.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Gardens (TW1 4LZ), 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 Heath Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Grotto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prado Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lion Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lansdowne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Saville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Staten Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laurel Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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