Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Layton Place area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 287th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Layton Place (TW9 3PP) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Layton Place (TW9 3PP), 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.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leyborne Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Station Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blake Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Station Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Station Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kew Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | High Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nylands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kew Gardens Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Burlington Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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