Norwood vs Prescot North

Norwood has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 888 crimes in the last 12 months. Prescot North has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) with 1,427 crimes. Prescot North scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Norwood shows a year-on-year crime trend of -5.3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Prescot North shows -14.1% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Norwood, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (453 incidents). In Prescot North, it is Violent Crime (481 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Norwood recorded 40 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Prescot North recorded 122. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Norwood totalled 453 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 481 in Prescot North. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Norwood recorded 938 crimes (now 888, a change of -5.3%). Prescot North recorded 1,662 crimes previously (now 1,427, -14.1%).

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. Norwood has a resolution rate of 21.5% and Prescot North has 28.9%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Norwood falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Prescot North 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 Norwood and Prescot North. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.