Total Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelley Grove area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shelley Grove (PR8 6HA) in the last 12 months was 3.3 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shelley Grove (PR8 6HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athole Grove (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fir Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Palmerston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Keats Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | B5276 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5276 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B5276 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Morven Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fir Street | Under investigation |
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