Total Crime Rate
371.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talma 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rugby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rugby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tayben Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tayben Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langhorn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langhorn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langhorn Drive | — |
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