Total Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.5 2/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaftesbury Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 592 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 16.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% lower than the South Twickenham average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Shaftesbury Way (TW2 5RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarendon Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Briscoe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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