Total Crime Rate

88.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Robbery 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 154th highest crime rate of 592 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 4PP) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the South Twickenham average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (TW1 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Strawberry Hill Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Waldegrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hollies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldegrave 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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