Total Crime Rate

111.7 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 111.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Forge Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 113th 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 Forge Lane (TW10 7BF) in the last 12 months was 111.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% higher than the East Sheen average (73.7 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Lane (TW10 7BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petersham Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Forge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Dickens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petersham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rutland Drive 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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