Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shaftesbury Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 191st highest crime rate of 595 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 Shaftesbury Road (TW9 2TD) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shaftesbury Road (TW9 2TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drummonds Place, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kew Foot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Selwyn Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunstable Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Drummonds Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Richmond | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clarence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosedale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Rosedale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St John'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St John'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St John'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larkfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Michelsdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Evelyn Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Drummonds Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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