Total Crime Rate

25.6 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 25.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bispham Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 233rd 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 Bispham Road (PR9 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bispham Road (PR9 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bispham Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bengarth Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bispham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poulton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Palmerston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bengarth Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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