Total Crime Rate

27.1 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 27.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ruskin 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 4DR) 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 4DR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Ruskin Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bessant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bessant Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Forest Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Forest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strand Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leyborne Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strand Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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