Crime Rate in Kew, ward

Kew has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Richmond upon Thames district and the 3350th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 164th lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kew in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.9% lower than the Richmond upon Thames district average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kew’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 166 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 72.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 206 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kew ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.