Total Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ryecroft Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 72nd 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 Ryecroft Avenue (TW2 6HR) in the last 12 months was 18.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Heathfield average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ryecroft Avenue (TW2 6HR), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blandford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital Bridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathearn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hospital Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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