Total Crime Rate

68.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oak Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 345th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Street (PR8 6BW) in the last 12 months was 68.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% lower than the Kew average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Street (PR8 6BW), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Street. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oak Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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