Total Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Mortlake Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 104th 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 Lower Mortlake Road (TW9 2LW) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Mortlake Road (TW9 2LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Worple Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydney Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larkfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tersha Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheen Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunstable Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Sheen Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Mortlake Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worple Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Evelyn Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lower Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Mortlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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