Total Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 166th 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 The Avenue (TW9 2AH) in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (TW9 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near Temple Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lion Gate Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hatherley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paxton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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