Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandycombe Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 147th highest crime rate of 595 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 Sandycombe Road (TW9 3LU) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandycombe Road (TW9 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Parade, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Temple Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sandycombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandycombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dudley Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Clarence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lawn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lindley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Hatherley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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