Total Crime Rate

278.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 278.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.8 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Ashville Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 47th 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 Ashville Road (CH41 8AU) in the last 12 months was 278.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 122.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashville Road (CH41 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Park/Open Space. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Churchview Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Morley Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Public order Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Edwards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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