Crime Rate in Prenton, ward

Prenton has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 2917th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 382nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prenton in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prenton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 372 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 480 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prenton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parkhurst Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.