Crime Rate in Kew, ward

Kew has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 2609th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 224th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kew in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.2% lower than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kew’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 585 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -24.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 771 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kew ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 141 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (77 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.