Crime Rates at Pontesbury Hill, Birkenhead, CH41 3QL

This area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 125 local areas in Bidston and St James , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (CH41 3QL) in the last 12 months was 252.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% higher than the Bidston and St James average (152.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 145.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode CH41 3QL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pool Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vittoria Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.