Total Crime Rate

184.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.9 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 184.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Terrace area has the 18th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 95th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 184.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 121.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Terrace (CH41 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 98 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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 Brookland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charlecombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbound Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Harland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holt Hill Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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