Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Vernon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Norwood , and the 207th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Road (PR9 7EZ) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Road (PR9 7EZ), 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 Vernon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gosforth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bengarth Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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