Total Crime Rate
157.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Manchester Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kew , and the 126th 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 Manchester Road (PR9 9BH) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% higher than the Kew average (80.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Manchester Road (PR9 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Park Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Norwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Melling Road | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartwood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.