Total Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heathside area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 187th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathside (TW4 5NN) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Heathfield average (88.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathside (TW4 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Arden Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanworth Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gerard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dunleary Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunleary Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daniel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daniel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heathside | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgar Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Edgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cheyne Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Simpson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheyne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Simpson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bodicea Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meadow Close | Under investigation |
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