Total Crime Rate
7.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sussex Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 44th 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 Sussex Road (PR9 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 7.1 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% lower than the Kew average (81.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Road (PR9 0SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Luke'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwood Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
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