Kew vs Primrose Hill

Kew has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,943 crimes in the last 12 months. Primrose Hill has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 15,368 crimes. Primrose Hill scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Kew shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Primrose Hill shows -6.5% (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 (913 incidents). In Primrose Hill, it is Violent Crime (2,953 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kew recorded 803 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Primrose Hill recorded 2,910. 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 913 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 2,953 in Primrose Hill. 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 4,246 crimes (now 3,943, a change of -7.1%). Primrose Hill recorded 16,434 crimes previously (now 15,368, -6.5%).

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 29.6% and Primrose Hill has 33.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kew falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Primrose Hill is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. 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 Primrose Hill. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.