Total Crime Rate

128.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 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 128.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milton Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 170th 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 Milton Road (CH42 0JU) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (CH42 0JU), 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 Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tetbury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oak Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrith Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Bank Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ball'S Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ball'S Road East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cartmel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tetbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Charlecombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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