Total Crime Rate

316.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 316.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 148.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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

Powder Mill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 16th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powder Mill Lane (TW2 6EH) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 255.7% higher than the Heathfield average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powder Mill Lane (TW2 6EH), 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 Powder Mill Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheyne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Edgar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Arden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheyne Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Cheyne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanworth Road
Sep 2025Other crime Dunleary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daniel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathside
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grafton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunleary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grafton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Pembridge Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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