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

Beech Court 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 Beech Court (CH42 0NN) 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 Beech Court (CH42 0NN), the main crime hotspot is near Cedar Street. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmswood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tatton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park Grove Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maple Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Fields Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carnforth Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carnforth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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