Total Crime Rate

830.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 830.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 322.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 144.1 10/10
  • Drugs 122.9 10/10
  • Public order 59.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Burglary 33.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Other crime 21.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 1,057 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 830.5 per 1,000 residents and was 598.0% higher than the Seacombe average (119.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 277.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 411.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Wharf (CH41 1FG), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 10 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 (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Terminal Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Ferry Terminal Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferry Terminal Under investigation
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Data Sources

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