Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Wavell Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Norwood , and the 232nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wavell Avenue (PR9 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 17 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavell Avenue (PR9 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Wavell Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wavell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tedder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Victory Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tedder Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wavell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Montgomery Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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