Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Defoe Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 144th lowest 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 Defoe Avenue (TW9 4DL) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Defoe Avenue (TW9 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Defoe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Other theft West Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bessant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bessant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leyborne Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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