Total Crime Rate
232.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitton Road (TW2 7QU) in the last 12 months was 232.6 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitton Road (TW2 7QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitton Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Margarets & North Twickenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talma Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tayben Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tayben Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Egerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Erncroft Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathfield South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Erncroft Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlow Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Varsity Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rugby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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