Total Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsway area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (SW14 7HN) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (SW14 7HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St Leonards Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mortlake Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifford Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pembroke Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rutland Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warren Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Watney Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Watney Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanson Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hanson Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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