Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Devonshire Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 331st highest 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 Devonshire Road (PR9 7BX) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Road (PR9 7BX), 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 Devonshire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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