Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 157.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melliss Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 57th highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BX) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melliss Avenue (TW9 4BX), 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Strand Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Defoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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