Total Crime Rate
65.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 419th highest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (CH41 9EN) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% lower than the Birkenhead and Tranmere average (251.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode CH41 9EN, the main crime hotspot is near Pembroke Court. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brougham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acuba Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Helmingham Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hinderton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinderton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinderton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinderton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holborn Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwick Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pembroke Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Olive Mount | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jessamine Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sidney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brougham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Downham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kingsdown Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holt Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkside Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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