Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Derby Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 148th highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Road (CH42 0HX) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (CH42 0HX), 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 Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Terrace Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollybank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maybank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raffles Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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