Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gainsborough Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 173rd 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 Gainsborough Road (TW9 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gainsborough Road (TW9 2DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Raleigh Road, where police recorded 27 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dancer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lion Gate Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dancer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paxton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paxton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bardolph Road | — |
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