Crime Rates at Leighton Road, Birkenhead, CH41 9DZ

Leighton Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leighton Road (CH41 9DZ) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Road (CH41 9DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pembroke Court (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.