Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Whitton , and the 132nd 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 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the Whitton average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Road (TW2 7BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Runnymede Close. Police recorded 21 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 | Montrose Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bryanston Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilpin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Place | Under investigation |
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