Crime Rate in Heswall, ward

Heswall has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 873rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 248th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heswall in the last 12 months was 31.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heswall’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 170 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 227 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heswall ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.