Total Crime Rate
700.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lichfield Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in East Sheen , and the 4th 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 Lichfield Gardens (TW9 1AP) in the last 12 months was 700.0 per 1,000 residents and was 849.5% higher than the East Sheen average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , up 300.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (β 121.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lichfield Gardens (TW9 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince'S Street, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Halford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Towers Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duke Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quadrant Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rosedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Michelsdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Foot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James'S Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Prince'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Drummonds Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | The Quadrant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Little Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quadrant | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quadrant | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quadrant | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Quadrant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Quadrant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Quadrant | Under investigation |
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