Total Crime Rate

80.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chester Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Norwood , and the 291st 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 Chester Road (PR9 7HH) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (PR9 7HH), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside Place. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Vernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heysham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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