Crime Rate in Oxton, ward

Oxton has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 2165th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 350th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Oxton in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Oxton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 321 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 418 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Oxton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near James Street, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Barnard Road (27 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.