Total Crime Rate

543.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 543.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 100.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.3 10/10
  • Other theft 43.9 10/10
  • Public order 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melliss Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 7th 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 Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BG) in the last 12 months was 543.9 per 1,000 residents and was 673.8% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 82.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 198.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Melliss Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft West Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hall Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Farm Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Farm Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Courtlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Courtlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Courtlands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtlands Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bessant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bessant Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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