Total Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carmel Way area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carmel Way (TW9 4EY) in the last 12 months was 17.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carmel Way (TW9 4EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Richmond Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtlands Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marksbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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