Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Dingle Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Dingle Road (CH42 0JS) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 171.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dingle Road (CH42 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Close. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dingle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Adelaide Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brimstage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
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 Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brimstage Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aspendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penrith Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnforth Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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