Total Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Athole Grove area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Norwood , and the 400th 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 Athole Grove (PR9 7DE) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% lower than the Norwood average (44.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Athole Grove (PR9 7DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keats Terrace, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Athole Grove (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stretton Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blair Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Blair Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stretton Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stretton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hereford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hereford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shelley Grove | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keats Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Keats Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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