Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Burlington Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 595 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 Burlington Avenue (TW9 4DG) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Burlington Avenue (TW9 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bessant Drive, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brick Farm Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bessant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brick Farm Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lindley Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brick Farm Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bessant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beechwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leyborne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Clarence Road | Under investigation |
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