Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Melliss Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 280th 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 Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BQ), 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 (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Farm Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brick Farm Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Barker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courtlands Avenue 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 —
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Data Sources

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