Total Crime Rate

789.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 789.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 352.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.6 10/10
  • Robbery 38.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.7 10/10
  • Public order 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
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

Wakefield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside , and the 3rd 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 Wakefield Road (TW10 6SD) in the last 12 months was 789.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1041.3% higher than the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 169.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wakefield Road (TW10 6SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wakefield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quadrant Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Towers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Ellerker Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Lion Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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