Security training company, Get Licensed, has compared crime rates and security systems across London to determine the city's most and least safe areas, and Richmond borough has been ranked as the third safest place in London and the UK's fifth safest.

Get Licensed ranked the UK's local authorities according to how safe they are.

It compared police-recorded crime with year-on-year change in crime severity, reoffending, and antisocial behaviour, and an FOI-led count of public-space CCTV to rank local authorities across the nation.

It also found the places with the highest density of security professionals, and where there could be potential supply gaps of licence holders who have completed certified coaching, such as an SIA CCTV course or SIA door supervisor training.

In Richmond, Get Licensed found that the borough's annual crime rate per 1,000 people is 67.1 and that it has a 0.91 per cent year-on-year crime change.

It also found that Richmond has a 9.8 Crime Severity Score, 18.83 per cent Reoffending Rate, and a 7.55 Safety Score out of 10.

Taking first place as the safest place in both London and the UK is nearby Sutton, and next-door Kingston was ranked as London's second safest place.