Crime Rates at Church Road, Birkenhead, CH42 0LD

Church Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 81st highest crime rate of 1,057 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (CH42 0LD) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (CH42 0LD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.