Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Willmer Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 159th highest crime rate of 1,056 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 Willmer Road (CH42 0JF) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willmer Road (CH42 0JF), 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 Willmer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hollybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rawcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Park Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Terrace
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Terrace Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons The Woodlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whalley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quarry Bank Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whalley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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