Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 92nd 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 Chester Avenue (TW2 6AG) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% lower than the Heathfield average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Avenue (TW2 6AG), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Chester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ellerman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pembridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Towfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Farm Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Towfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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