Total Crime Rate
185.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kew Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 45th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kew Road (TW9 3ED) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 163.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 200.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kew Road (TW9 3ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kew Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Broomfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holmesdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmesdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hatherley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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