Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brightside Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Riverside and Laleham , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 309 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 Brightside Avenue (TW18 1NF) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Riverside and Laleham average (28.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brightside Avenue (TW18 1NF), the main crime hotspot is near Thickthorne Lane. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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