Total Crime Rate

170.3 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 170.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brimstage Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 108th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brimstage Street (CH41 2UL) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brimstage Street (CH41 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brimstage Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henthorne Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Henthorne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cartmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maritime Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cartmel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Penrith Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnforth Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Falcon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halcyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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