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

Hinderton Road 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 Hinderton Road (CH41 9AA) 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 Hinderton Road (CH41 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Helena Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hinderton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Olive Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hinderton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hinderton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hinderton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acuba Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kelvin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Helmingham Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holborn Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olive Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holt Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pearson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Helena Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holt Hill Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lightbound Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Marquis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frodsham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsdown Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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