Total Crime Rate
357.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Whitton , and the 10th 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 High Street (TW2 7LA) in the last 12 months was 357.5 per 1,000 residents and was 451.6% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (TW2 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 58 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 | Burglary | Prospect Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bramley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Library Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Jubilee Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jubilee Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jubilee Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oaklands Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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