Total Crime Rate

189.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Wellington Terrace area has the 19th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 85th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Terrace (CH41 2TB) in the last 12 months was 189.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Terrace (CH41 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raffles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raffles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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