Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Larch Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larch Street (PR8 6DL) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larch Street (PR8 6DL), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Larch Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5276 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime B5276 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B5276 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fir Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fir Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Gardens

Data Sources

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