Total Crime Rate

70.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mounsey Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 404th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Mounsey Road (CH42 0HS) in the last 12 months was 70.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mounsey Road (CH42 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mounsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raffles Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coburg Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Coburg Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tatton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Aspendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horatio Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raffles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Woodlands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Horatio Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowwood Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road

Data Sources

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