Crime Rate in Birkenhead and Tranmere, ward

Birkenhead and Tranmere has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 184th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 20th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birkenhead and Tranmere in the last 12 months was 240.5 per 1,000 residents and was 198.8% higher than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birkenhead and Tranmere’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,698 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , down -29.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 38.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -29.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,365 (≈ 122.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birkenhead and Tranmere ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 204 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (107 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.