Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Strand Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 200th highest crime rate of 592 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 Strand Drive (TW9 4DP) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% higher than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strand Drive (TW9 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Strand Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Strand Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverview Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Riverview Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverview Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Defoe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Defoe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Defoe Avenue | — |
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