Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ruskin Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Avenue (TW9 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Avenue (TW9 4DJ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bessant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bessant Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strand Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strand Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burlington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kent Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Strand Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Leyborne Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strand Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strand Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strand Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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