Total Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 66.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Sandycombe Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 227th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandycombe Road (TW9 3LU) in the last 12 months was 66.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Kew average (71.0 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% 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 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Park Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandycombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Parade —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdougall Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcdougall Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blake Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kew Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nylands Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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