Total Crime Rate

103.3 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 103.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Tower Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 128th 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 Tower Road (TW1 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.0% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (TW1 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strawberry Hill Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waldegrave Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Waldegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Waldegrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Grotto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Hill Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strawberry Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chillingworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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