Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Richmond Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Richmond Road (SW14 7HX) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 165.4% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Richmond Road (SW14 7HX), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lower Richmond Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mortlake Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watney Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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