Total Crime Rate
266.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Runnymede Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Whitton , and the 21st 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 Runnymede Gardens (TW2 7BS) in the last 12 months was 266.7 per 1,000 residents and was 311.4% higher than the Whitton average (64.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Runnymede Gardens (TW2 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Library Way, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runnymede Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Whitton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camellia Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gilpin Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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