Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Popes Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 275th lowest 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 Popes Avenue (TW2 5TJ) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Avenue (TW2 5TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Knowle Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Popes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person First Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strawberry Hill Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Grotto Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Callington Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Heath Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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