Total Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (TW9 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 42.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (TW9 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Parade, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Park Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdougall Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Parade
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blake Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdougall Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kew Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nylands Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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