Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kew Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 595 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 Kew Road (TW9 2AS) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kew Road (TW9 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raleigh Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanmore Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lion Gate Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paxton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paxton Close | — |
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