Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Fields area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 109 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 321st lowest crime rate of 1,056 local areas in Wirral .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Fields (CH42 0PF) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Fields (CH42 0PF), the main crime hotspot is near St Catherines Gardens. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Fields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Catherines Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maybank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Larch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountain Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Larch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rawcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whalley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whalley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Charlecombe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlecombe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Whalley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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