Crime Rate in Hoylake and Meols, ward

Hoylake and Meols has the 10th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 3130th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 363rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hoylake and Meols in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hoylake and Meols’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 248 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 341 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hoylake and Meols ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.