Crime Rates at The Square, Richmond, TW9 1DY

The Square area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside , and the highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (TW9 1DY) in the last 12 months was 968.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1299.9% higher than the Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 208.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (TW9 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Street, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.