Total Crime Rate

722.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.3 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 722.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.0 10/10
  • Drugs 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 103.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 99.2 10/10
  • Public order 55.6 10/10
  • Other crime 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
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

Balls Road East area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 11th 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 Balls Road East (CH41 2TZ) in the last 12 months was 722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 187.2% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 218.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balls Road East (CH41 2TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balls Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brimstage Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Maritime Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maritime Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Maritime Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tetbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tetbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Maritime Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henthorne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henthorne Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maritime Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lindens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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