Total Crime Rate
72.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bedford Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 111 local areas in Birkenhead and Tranmere , and the 396th highest crime rate of 1,057 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 Bedford Road (CH42 1LT) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedford Road (CH42 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morecroft Road (17 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 | Public order | Alpha Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sefton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tonbridge Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Faversham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B5136 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Russell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthornes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rock Lane East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rock Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rock Lane East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morecroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Chatsworth Road | Under investigation |
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