Total Crime Rate

371.4 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 371.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.5 10/10
  • Other theft 53.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.7 10/10
  • Drugs 36.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Talma Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 11th 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 Talma Gardens (TW2 7RB) in the last 12 months was 371.4 per 1,000 residents and was 417.6% higher than the St Margarets & North Twickenham average (71.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1325.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talma Gardens (TW2 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Talma Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rugby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tayben Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tayben Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langhorn Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langhorn Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langhorn Drive —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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