Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.6 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 148.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.4 9/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Whalley Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 128th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Whalley Road (CH42 0HL) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 110.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whalley Road (CH42 0HL), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whalley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horatio Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hollybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Charlecombe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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