Total Crime Rate

26.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 6.5 1/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Colonial Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Whitton , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colonial Avenue (TW2 7ED) in the last 12 months was 26.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colonial Avenue (TW2 7ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prospect Crescent, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Manor Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colonial Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Prospect Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bramley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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