Total Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Topiary Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 53rd 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 Topiary Square (TW9 2DB) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 131.8% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Topiary Square (TW9 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Mortlake Road, where police recorded 23 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lion Gate Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lower Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Sheen Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tersha Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
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