Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hanson Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 195th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanson Close (SW14 7SJ) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanson Close (SW14 7SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rutland Close, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watney Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hanson Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Rosemary Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hanson Close
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Leonards Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little St Leonards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medcroft Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormonde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pembroke Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rutland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hanson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rutland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watney Road
Sep 2025Public order Watney Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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