Total Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marksbury Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Marksbury Avenue (TW9 4JE) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 131.9% higher than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marksbury Avenue (TW9 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Richmond Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Taylor Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Niton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dancer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marksbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandycombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Richmond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Richmond Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dancer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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