Total Crime Rate

13.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.1 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dodworth Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 95th 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 Dodworth Avenue (PR8 6JP) in the last 12 months was 13.1 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% lower than the Kew average (80.2 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dodworth Avenue (PR8 6JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bretton Fold. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dodworth Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bretton Fold —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grundy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bretton Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bretton Fold Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bretton Fold Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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