Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walker 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.

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Crime Over Time in Walker Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yelverton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tower Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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