Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 30.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

May Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in South Twickenham , and the 159th 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 May Road (TW2 6RL) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% lower than the South Twickenham average (49.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around May Road (TW2 6RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knowle Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in May Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravel Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person First Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crane Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knowle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knowle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vicarage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravel Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norcutt Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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