Total Crime Rate

438.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 438.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Lane area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Whitton , and the 8th 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 Britannia Lane (TW2 7JW) in the last 12 months was 438.6 per 1,000 residents and was 533.6% higher than the Whitton average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Lane (TW2 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Britannia Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Library Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Britannia Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Jubilee Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Library Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Percy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfair Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cypress Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaklands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pauline Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Library Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blandford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strathearn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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