Total Crime Rate

425.5 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 425.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.9 10/10
  • Public order 63.8 10/10
  • Drugs 49.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hinderton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 21st highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Hinderton Road (CH41 9AF) in the last 12 months was 425.5 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 258.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinderton Road (CH41 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Helena Street. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 27 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinderton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Hill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lightbound Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lightbound Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lightbound Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Marquis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsdown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsdown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hinderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helena Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Helena Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Helena Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hinderton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hinderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kelvin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Redmond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redmond Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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