Total Crime Rate

105.4 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 105.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Fulwell & Hampton Hill , and the 127th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Close (TW2 5JE) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher than the Fulwell & Hampton Hill average (71.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Close (TW2 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evans Grove (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evans Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Basden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary River Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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