Total Crime Rate

796.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

339.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 796.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 339.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 262.7 10/10
  • Drugs 156.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 148.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Public order 42.4 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Wharf area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Seacombe , and the 8th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Wharf (CH41 1FG) in the last 12 months was 796.6 per 1,000 residents and was 522.6% higher than the Seacombe average (128.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 339.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Wharf (CH41 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Terminal Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Birkenhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birkenhead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ferry Terminal Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Vivian Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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