Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kew Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 60th 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 Kew Road (TW9 2NA) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.5% higher than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kew Road (TW9 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Prince'S Street, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kew Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dunstable Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kew Road
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quadrant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Quadrant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Quadrant Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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