Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 16.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Forest Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (TW9 3BY) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (TW9 3BY), the main crime hotspot is near Bessant Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kew Gardens Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyborne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Defoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Road —
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Data Sources

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