Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Water Works Cottages area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Hampton , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Works Cottages (TW12 2DS) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Hampton average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Works Cottages (TW12 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morshead Yard, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampton (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Water Works Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabel Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beards Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morshead Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beards Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Varna Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beards Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hampton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabel Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isabel Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Rose Close —
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Data Sources

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