Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 99th 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 Nelson Road (TW3 3UP) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.9% higher than the Heathfield average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (TW3 3UP), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Road South. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aubyn'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Aubyn'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelburne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hanworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bodicea Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitton Waye Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitton Waye Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iris Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitton Waye Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wellington Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stephenson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hedley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Collingwood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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