Crime Rate in West Kirby and Thurstaston, ward

West Kirby and Thurstaston has the lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Wirral district and the 391st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 205th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Kirby and Thurstaston in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% lower than the Wirral district average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Kirby and Thurstaston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 134 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Kirby and Thurstaston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near B5141, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Somerset Road (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.