Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Popham 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Manor Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Garrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower Richmond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lower Richmond Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lower Richmond Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bicester Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dancer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dancer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Marksbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chilton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Niton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manor Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garrick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambert Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lower Richmond Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Somerton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hester Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lambert Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambert Avenue | Under investigation |
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