Total Crime Rate
136.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alton Gardens area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 79th 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 Alton Gardens (TW2 7PD) in the last 12 months was 136.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% higher than the St Margarets & North Twickenham average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alton Gardens (TW2 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 11 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 | Vehicle crime | Chertsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Milner Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langhorn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Langhorn Drive | — |
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