Total Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lion Gate Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 245th 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 Lion Gate Gardens (TW9 2DW) 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 Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lion Gate Gardens (TW9 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raleigh Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In North Richmond| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pagoda Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burdett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Topiary Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Walpole Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanmore Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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