Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosforth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Norwood , and the 277th 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 Gosforth Road (PR9 7HA) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosforth Road (PR9 7HA), the main crime hotspot is near Bispham Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hereford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bispham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bengarth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bengarth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bispham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bispham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heysham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vernon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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