Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marksbury Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Kew , and the 209th 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 Marksbury Avenue (TW9 4NB) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Kew average (71.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marksbury Avenue (TW9 4NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lower Richmond Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheen Court Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marksbury Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Market Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marksbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dancer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sheen Court Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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