Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palmerston Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 264th 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 Palmerston Road (PR9 7AG) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Norwood average (44.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmerston Road (PR9 7AG), the main crime hotspot is near Rosebery Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palmerston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butts Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rosebery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Mellors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barclay Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mellors Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mellors Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Keats Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime B5276 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5276 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft B5276 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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