Postcode district · Twickenham
Crime in TW2
How much crime is recorded in TW2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Richmond upon Thames
- Region
- London
- Population
- 45,273 (2024)
TW2Postcode district · Twickenham
How safe is TW2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in TW2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
TW2National
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.