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Postcode area · Twickenham

Crime in TW

How much crime is recorded in TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hounslow
Region
London
Population
593,070 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TW, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all council areas.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of council areas in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

TWNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary10.89.1
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.64.5
Public order4.84.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.52.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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