Litherland vs Norwood

Litherland has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,904 crimes in the last 12 months. Norwood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 888 crimes. Norwood scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Litherland shows a year-on-year crime trend of +61% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Norwood shows -5.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Litherland, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (878 incidents). In Norwood, it is Violent Crime (453 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Litherland recorded 209 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Norwood recorded 40. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Litherland totalled 878 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 453 in Norwood. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Litherland recorded 1,183 crimes (now 1,904, a change of +61%). Norwood recorded 938 crimes previously (now 888, -5.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Litherland has a resolution rate of 27.2% and Norwood has 21.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Litherland falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Norwood is covered by Merseyside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Litherland and Norwood. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.