Total Crime Rate
50.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Norwood Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 451st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Norwood Avenue (L21 9HT) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norwood Avenue (L21 9HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumpsty Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bradley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Litherland Park | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Moss Villas | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sonning Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cambridge Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Moss Villas | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jersey Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Overton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lowden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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