Crime Rate in Upton, ward

Upton has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 2378th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 203rd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Upton in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% higher than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Upton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 592 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 93.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 793 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Upton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 297 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (168 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.