Total Crime Rate

204.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

119.2 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 204.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 119.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashford Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 82nd 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 Ashford Road (CH41 2UT) in the last 12 months was 204.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 119.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Road (CH41 2UT), 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 Ashford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ball'S Road East —
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Glover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kingsland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kings Mount Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kings Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clive Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Vehicle crime Clarendon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carnforth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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