Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kew Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 269th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kew Road (PR8 4HW) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.6% higher than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kew Road (PR8 4HW), the main crime hotspot is near Stamford Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kew Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinorwic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dinorwic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dinorwic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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