Total Crime Rate

654.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 654.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.2 10/10
  • Public order 98.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.9 9/10
  • Drugs 66.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbey Close area has the highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 10th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Abbey Close (CH41 5FQ) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 171.9% higher than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (240.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 250.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Close (CH41 5FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Borough Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Waterloo Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chester Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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