Crime Rate in Norwood, ward

Norwood has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 2026th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 336th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Norwood in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Norwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Norwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.