Total Crime Rate
968.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Waterloo Place 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 Waterloo Place (TW9 1EB) 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 Waterloo Place (TW9 1EB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Duke Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Richmond | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | George Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | George Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duke Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paradise Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James'S Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St James'S Cottages | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St James'S Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red Lion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Red Lion Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Lion Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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