Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 27.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.0 4/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Wellesley Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 592 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 Wellesley Road (TW2 5SH) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower than the South Twickenham average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellesley Road (TW2 5SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Strawberry Hill Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wellesley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldegrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waldegrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Strawberry Hill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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