Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 42nd 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 Shaftesbury Way (TW2 5RW) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Shaftesbury Way (TW2 5RW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Air Sea Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarendon Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brunswick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Callington Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denmark Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Air Sea Mews | Under investigation |
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