Total Crime Rate

25.2 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 25.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milton Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 229th lowest 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 Milton Street (PR9 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Street (PR9 7AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bispham Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poulton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Rosebery Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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