Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 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 63.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Melliss Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 240th 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 Melliss Avenue (TW9 4AE) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melliss Avenue (TW9 4AE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melliss Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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