Crime Rates at The Avenue, Richmond, TW9 2AL

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 2AL) 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 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcdougall Court, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.