Kew Gardens
Middle areaNorth Richmond upon Thames. 9,832 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kew Gardens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kew Gardens
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kew Gardens at a rate of 64.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.0 per 1,000 people across Richmond upon Thames.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 135 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 131 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 121 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Burglary | 55 |
| Theft from the person | 27 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Robbery | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kew Gardens compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kew Gardens safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kew Gardens at a rate of 64.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 73.0 per 1,000 people across Richmond upon Thames.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kew Gardens.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were vehicle crime (135), violence and sexual offences (131) and anti-social behaviour (121).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Richmond upon Thames
These figures are published for the whole of Richmond upon Thames, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Richmond upon Thames and not Kew Gardens alone. See Richmond upon Thames
Kew Gardens in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kew Gardens was £975,000 in 2025.
Kew Gardens had 9,714 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kew Gardens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kew Gardens, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.