Total Crime Rate

121.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 121.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townshend Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 96th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townshend Terrace (TW9 1XJ) in the last 12 months was 121.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townshend Terrace (TW9 1XJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worple Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Townshend Terrace (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Townshend Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grena Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townshend Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Townshend Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Townshend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worple Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheen Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grena Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grena Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grena Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Selwyn Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winter Box Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spring Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tersha Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Floyer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardolph Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lower Mortlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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