Total Crime Rate

127.3 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Cave Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside , and the 89th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cave Road (TW10 7TZ) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cave Road (TW10 7TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburnham Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cave Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanshawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanshawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Thamesgate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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