Kew vs Pensby and Thingwall

Kew has a safety score of 6/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,333 crimes in the last 12 months. Pensby and Thingwall has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 668 crimes. Pensby and Thingwall scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kew shows a year-on-year crime trend of +8.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Pensby and Thingwall shows -3.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kew, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (626 incidents). In Pensby and Thingwall, it is Violent Crime (337 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kew recorded 90 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Pensby and Thingwall recorded 49. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kew totalled 626 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 337 in Pensby and Thingwall. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kew recorded 1,230 crimes (now 1,333, a change of +8.4%). Pensby and Thingwall recorded 689 crimes previously (now 668, -3.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Kew has a resolution rate of 28.4% and Pensby and Thingwall has 24.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kew falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Pensby and Thingwall is covered by Merseyside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Kew and Pensby and Thingwall. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.