Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwood 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.

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Crime Over Time in Norwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sonning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jersey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lowden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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