Total Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Whitton , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 592 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 Nelson Road (TW2 7AY) in the last 12 months was 17.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Whitton average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Nelson Road (TW2 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Prospect Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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