Total Crime Rate

723.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

269.8 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 723.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 269.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.7 9/10
  • Public order 79.4 10/10
  • Drugs 50.8 10/10
  • Other crime 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 22.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chester Street area has the highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 10th 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 Chester Street (CH41 5HY) in the last 12 months was 723.8 per 1,000 residents and was 187.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -32.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 85 (≈ 269.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (CH41 5HY), the main crime hotspot is near Brandon Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alabama Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hornby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hornby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway (Mersey Tunnel) Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brandon Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hamilton Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hamilton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamilton Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alabama Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alabama Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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