Total Crime Rate

30.4 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 30.4 3/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Popham Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 595 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 Popham Gardens (TW9 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Kew average (70.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Popham Gardens (TW9 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Richmond Road, where police recorded 31 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.

Crime Over Time in Popham Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thompson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Garrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lower Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Richmond Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bicester Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Dancer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dancer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Marksbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilton Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Niton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Manor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lambert Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lower Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hester Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambert Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambert Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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