Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 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 22.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Popes Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Popes Avenue (TW2 5TT) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the South Twickenham average (45.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Popes Avenue (TW2 5TT), the main crime hotspot is near Knowle Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Popes Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hollies Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs First Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Knowle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person First Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knowle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waldegrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Callington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waldegrave Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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