Total Crime Rate

140.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 140.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Topiary Square area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 78th highest crime rate of 592 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 140.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% 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 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pagoda Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Topiary Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Selwyn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pagoda Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raleigh Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanmore Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Walpole Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Topiary Square
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crofton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mortlake Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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