Total Crime Rate

36.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 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 36.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Ruskin Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 592 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 4DR) in the last 12 months was 36.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Avenue (TW9 4DR), 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 Ruskin Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Defoe Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Defoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Defoe Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Other theft Strand Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Burlington Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyborne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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