Total Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Palmerston Road area has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Palmerston Road (PR9 7AQ) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.9% lower than the Kew average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Palmerston Road (PR9 7AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rosebery Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barclay Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shelley Grove | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blair Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blair Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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