Total Crime Rate

271.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 271.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 91.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
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

Powder Mill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 19th highest crime rate of 592 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 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 271.6 per 1,000 residents and was 215.9% higher than the Heathfield average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powder Mill Lane (TW2 6EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powder Mill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daniel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canham Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daniel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daniel Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Bird Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bird Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Daniel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lea Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hanworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanworth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bristol Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bristol Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristol Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Albemarle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheyne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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