Total Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 45.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clifton Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 506th lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Road (CH41 2SF) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Road (CH41 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frodsham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowwood Grove
Apr 2026Burglary Lowwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lowwood Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Helena Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holt Hill Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbound Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Marquis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsdown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Burglary The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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