Total Crime Rate

241.9 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 241.9 10/10
  • Drugs 67.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Vanguard Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 56th 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 Vanguard Way (CH41 9HX) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% 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 Drugs with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanguard Way (CH41 9HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vanguard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Chester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Quigley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peel Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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