Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railshead Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in St Margarets & North Twickenham , and the 211th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railshead Road (TW7 7EP) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railshead Road (TW7 7EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Square, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Railshead Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Margaret'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalmers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lion Wharf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chalmers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magdala Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Magdala Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magdala Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Upper Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Swan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Peter'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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