Total Crime Rate
127.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Headway Close 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 Headway Close (TW10 7YW) 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 Headway Close (TW10 7YW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cave Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fisherman Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanshawe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thamesgate Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanshawe Road | Under investigation |
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