Total Crime Rate
531.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Richford Street area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Grove , and the 26th highest crime rate of 520 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .
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 Richford Street (W6 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 531.7 per 1,000 residents and was 391.0% higher than the Grove average (108.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 733.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 159.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 353.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Richford Street (W6 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Richford Street. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldhawk Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melrose Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melrose Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodger Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pennard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wells Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wells Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gainsborough Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gainsborough Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lena Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Melrose Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melrose Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Batoum Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Batoum Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Batoum Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Batoum Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lena Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bamborough Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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