Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 32.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechwood Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 171st lowest 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 Beechwood Avenue (TW9 4DE) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime 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 Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Avenue (TW9 4DE), 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 Beechwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Defoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kew Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyborne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nylands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blake Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Parade
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Station Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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