Total Crime Rate
311.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Runnymede Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Whitton , and the 18th highest crime rate of 595 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 Close (TW2 7BT) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 349.5% higher than the Whitton average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 146.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Runnymede Close (TW2 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Library Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayfair Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hounslow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Library Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montrose Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Runnymede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Runnymede Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Runnymede Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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