Total Crime Rate

15.7 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 15.7 2/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 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
  • 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

Forest Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forest Road (PR8 6HX) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.9% lower than the Kew average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Road (PR8 6HX), 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 Forest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Fir Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fir Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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