Total Crime Rate
127.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walker Mews area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 170th 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 Walker Mews (CH42 0NH) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walker Mews (CH42 0NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Catherines Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birkenhead and Tranmere| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yelverton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Catherines Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Catherines Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherines Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Derby Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Hill | Under investigation |
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