Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Byrom Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Norwood , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byrom Street (PR9 7AD) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower than the Norwood average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byrom Street (PR9 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Bispham Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Byrom Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shelley Grove Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bispham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bispham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Milton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canning Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keats Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keats Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blair Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blair Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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