Total Crime Rate
34.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Link Way area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Riverside and Laleham , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Spelthorne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Link Way (TW18 1EN) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% lower than the Riverside and Laleham average (38.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Link Way (TW18 1EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Witheygate Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Riverside and Laleham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkside Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witheygate Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stuart Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stuart Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Commercial Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Witheygate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkside Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Witheygate Avenue | — |
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